English Explanatory Dictionary

Horlicks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hot bedtime drink made with malted milk.
  2. Bollocks, a mess or balls-up.
  3. Bollocks, nonsense, false statements.
verb
  1. To make a mess of (something); to bollocks.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. plural of Horlick
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Horlicks.
verb
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Horlicks.

Pronunciation

En-au-Horlicks.ogg /ˈhɔːlɪks/

Word forms

Horlicks Horlickses Horlicksing Horlicksed

Etymology

The name of the drink, first sold as "Horlick's Infant and Invalids Food", is derived from the surname of its developers, James (1844–1921) and William Horlick (1846–1936); equivalent to Horlick + -'s (possessive marker). The term later became a euphemism for bollocks (“mess; to make a mess of”).

Synonyms

hash mess-up muddle absurdity all my eye all my eye and Betty Martin applesauce bafflegab balderdash balls baloney banana oil Bandini baragouin batcrap batshit bilgewater blah blather blatherskite bobbins bollocks bosh BS bull bullcrap bulldust bull feathers bullshit bullspeak bunk bunkum bushwah clamjamfrey claptrap cobblers codswallop crap crock crock of shit double Dutch double talk doublespeak dribble drivel eyewash fiddle-faddle flapdoodle flim-flam flizz flummery folderol foolishness footle framis fuckery fuckry fudge galimatias Gallophone
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