horlicks

11 synonyms for horlicks, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — A warm bedtime drink made from malted milk powder.

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

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Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

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Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun

(informal) A complete mess or a badly bungled situation.

muddle hash

2. noun

(informal) Nonsense, or something said that is not true.

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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”).

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