milkshake

Definitions

1. A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
2. A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.
   Australia, New-England, New-Zealand
3. A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
4. Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine.
   informal
5. An alkaline supplement administered to a horse to improve its racing performance.
   slang

Equivalents

24 more languages

Afrikaansmelkskommel

العربيةمَخْفُوق اَلْحَلِيبمِيلْك شَيْك

Češtinakoktejl

Cymraegysgytlaeth

Ελληνικάμιλκσέικ

Eestiredel

Suomipirtelö

हिन्दीखीर

Íslenskamjólkurhristingursjeik

Italianofrappefrullatomilkshake

日本語ミルクセーキ

한국어밀크셰이크

Lietuviųkokteilis

Latviešukokteilis

Македонскимилкшејк

Bahasa Melayususu kocak

Nederlandsmilkshake

Polskikoktajl mlecznyshake

Portuguêsbatidamilkshakevitamina

Русскийкоктейльмоло́чный кокте́йль

Svenskamilkshake

Kiswahilisharubati

Українськамоло́чний кокте́йль

Tiếng Việttrớn

Examples

“On May 2, a Twitter user posted a video of Danyaal Mahmud throwing a milkshake over Robinson.”

“McDonald’s has been forced to stop⟳ selling milkshakes and bottled drinks at nearly 1,300 restaurants in the United Kingdom as Brexit-related staff shortages and supply⟳ chain delays caused by the pandemic continue⟳ to slam companies.”

“It should come⟳ as no surprise⟳ that while the peasants are expected to eat⟳ fermented fungi, lab-grown meats and maggot milkshakes, the Controligarchs — with their private chefs — have⟳ no intention of doing the same,”

“This milkshake under the oil cap, or on the dipstick, indicates a blown head gasket.”

“It was the illegal administration by trainer Gregory Martin and subsequent positive test⟳ of a baking soda, sugar and water mixture – commonly known as a “milkshake” – prior to one of his runner’s 10 length romps in a $12,000 claiming race⟳ at Aqueduct on December 18, 2003 that initially helped to bring⟳ the $200 million in illegal wagers to light⟳.”

“In 1999, the trainer Bobby Frankel was rumored to have⟳ given a high-profile filly a "milkshake" — a high dose of baking soda intended to increase⟳ endurance — before a race⟳ in Kentucky.”

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