milkshake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of milkshake
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; milk ( def. ) + shake ( def. )
Example Sentences
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All that’s missing to complete the mood is someone to deliver us a milkshake.
From Los Angeles Times
Addison Rae slides into a booth at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank and orders — what else? — black coffee and a chocolate milkshake.
From Los Angeles Times
Engaging with your favorite store these days can involve tracking rewards points in a spreadsheet to determine how to get the maximum value or playing mini games in an app to win a free milkshake.
From MarketWatch
Gibson, 33, quit her job as a teacher’s aide in September and started a one-woman restaurant out of a converted Airstream, where she whips up soups, milkshakes and baked potatoes loaded with bacon.
The chancellor has announced her Budget which includes a freeze to income taxthresholds, a rise in minimum wages and a so-called milkshake tax.
From BBC
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