Horlicks

== English == === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːlɪks/ Rhymes: -ɔːlɪks === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Alternative forms ==== horlicks ==== Noun ==== Horlicks (countable and uncountable, plural Horlicks) (chiefly British) A hot bedtime drink made with malted milk. (chiefly UK, slang, euphemistic) Bollocks, a mess or balls-up. Synonyms: hash, mess-up, muddle (chiefly UK, slang, euphemistic) Bollocks, nonsense, false statements. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense ==== Verb ==== Horlicks (third-person singular simple present Horlickses, present participle Horlicksing, simple past and past participle Horlicksed) (chiefly UK, slang, euphemistic) To make a mess of (something); to bollocks. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Horlicks. === Etymology 2 === Variant of Horlick. ==== Proper noun ==== Horlicks (plural Horlickses) A surname. === Etymology 3 === ==== Proper noun ==== Horlicks plural of Horlick