Milkshake

//ˈmɪlk.ʃeɪk// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.

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

  2. 2
    frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream wordnet
  3. 3
    A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it. Australia, New-England, New-Zealand
  4. 4
    A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
  5. 5
    Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine. informal

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

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  1. 6
    An alkaline supplement administered to a horse to improve its racing performance. slang

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    To administer an alkaline supplement to (a horse) to improve its racing performance. slang, transitive

    "The name of the horse who was milkshaked was A One Rocket. Martin would later go on to plead guilty to the milkshaking incident and ultimately to two federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud."

  2. 2
    To throw a milkshake at (a person). informal, neologism, transitive

    "A politician was milkshaked during the protest."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From milk + shake.

Etymology 2

From milk + shake.

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