thickshake

English

Etymology

From thick +‎ shake.

Pronunciation

Audio (General Australian): (file)

Noun

thickshake (plural thickshakes)

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

Usage notes

The use of this term for an imitation milkshake is often used to get around labelling laws.