milkshake duck

English

Alternative forms

• Milkshake Duck

Etymology

From a Twitter post by Ben Ward (pixelatedboat) on June 12th, 2016: "The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist".

Noun

milkshake duck (plural milkshake ducks)

1. (Internet slang) Someone or something, especially on social media, that is widely considered to be endearing, but is then discovered to be or have done something deeply flawed or distasteful.

Verb

milkshake duck (third-person singular simple present milkshake ducks, present participle milkshake ducking, simple past and past participle milkshake ducked)

1. (Internet slang) To reveal (someone or something recently beloved by the internet) to be a milkshake duck (noun).
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