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thickshake en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From thick + shake.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand) A beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with other flavorings as well.
   • 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.” 2009, George R. Hopkins, Collateral Consequences: A Mystery/Suspense Novel, →ISBN:
   • 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. 2011, Lisa Wisemantel, Smiling on the Inside, →ISBN:
   • 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. 2002, Craig Bolland, I Knit Water, →ISBN, page 132:
   • All Johnny really had on his schedule was a plan to order a thickshake, which to him represented the ultimate American experience. 2013, Jeff Apter, Johnny O'Keefe: Rocker. Legend. Wild One, →ISBN, page 1923:
   • Edek sipped his chocolate thickshake. She and Edek were the oldest people in McDonald's. 2015, Lily Brett, Too Many Men, →ISBN:
2. An imitation milkshake (in locales where "milkshake" refers to the drink specified above), often containing no milk.
   • 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. 1993, Janet Martin, Jane Backhouse, Good looking, easy swallowing:

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