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thickshake

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with other flavorings as well.
    Australia, New-Zealand
  2. An imitation milkshake (in locales where "milkshake" refers to the drink specified above), often containing no milk.

Examples

“He looked up at Gestas and said, “Get⟳ me a Carvel vanilla thickshake.” “Sir?” “You heard me. A vanilla thickshake. And not one of those watered down things they pass⟳ off in the cafeteria. I want⟳ the real thing.””
“Again—we stopped to get⟳ something to eat⟳. I got a thickshake and some hot chips but only managed to eat⟳ one chip and was lucky if I took a sip of the thickshake —I was beginning to feel⟳ worse and worse.”
“All Johnny really had on his schedule⟳ was a plan⟳ to order⟳ a thickshake, which to him represented the ultimate American experience⟳.”
“The idea was to win⟳ her heart by getting really close⟳ and really pointedly ignoring her, only this time – and here was the genius of it – at McDonalds.^([sic]) I ordered a thickshake and some fries and as I walked nonchalantly past her table, my attention fixed on a Hamburgler^([sic]) poster in the middle distance, a tiny rift opened in the space-time continuum.”
“Edek sipped his chocolate thickshake. She and Edek were the oldest people in McDonald's.”
“Pawpaw contains an enzyme papain which breaks down protein and is said to help⟳ clear mucus and excess saliva excretions. Give⟳ this thickshake a try⟳; it is really easy to swallow⟳ and tastes wonderful.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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