Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A beverage composed of milk and carbonated water with the addition of a flavoring, mixed by being vigorously shaken up and down by hand or by a small machine.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream, shaken together or blended in a blender.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
  • noun New England A thin beverage, similar to the above, but without ice cream.
  • noun A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
  • noun slang Female sex appeal or promiscuity.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
  • noun frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

Etymologies

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From milk + shake.

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