Citations:Horlicks

English citations of Horlicks

(verb)

• 1993 September 25, Stuart Wolfendale, “Column Eight”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1]:

  I have seen a priest massacred in charge of a Mass, experienced schoolmasters carbonated in charge of a class and felt hairdressers Horlicksed in charge of hair clippers. / On a more lasting level, it is possible for surprisingly long periods of time to be drunk in charge of a relationship.

• 2000 October 20, Jim Crowther, “Re: Backbones”, in alt.internet.providers.redhotant‎^[2] (Usenet):

  Yes, as it happens, started late this afternoon. Demon were unreachable for me on G4 number and Red ROMP, Purple had a trickle through it., news.cis.dfn.de were down, ('Network Down' message or somesuch) for about half an hour. Cyberstrider unreachable. Horlicksed all round, I'd say.

• 2004 March 25, Jim Crowther, “Re: IPv6 bolloxed again and other problems”, in uk.net.providers.aaisp‎^[3] (Usenet):

  This is where I get horlicksed... / netsh interface ipv6>add address "AAISP" 2001:8b0:86:1::1 / The file name is too long.

• 2013 April 11, Rob Bagchi, “Newcastle United v Benfica – as it happened”, in The Guardian‎^[4]:

  Meanwhile Newcastle have a corner on the left and Cabaye Horlickses the dead ball on to Garay's head. Back comes the ball and bounces through to Cisse who's flagged offside seconds before he toe-pokes his shot over the bar.

the drink

• 1999, Nicholas Royle, Neonlit: The Time Out Book of New Writing:

  I said to Daddy, 'Can you swim?' He said, 'You're not going, and that's that.' I asked him again, later on, when he was drinking his Horlicks, and he said they used to swim from one pier IN THE PINK - Laurie Graham.

• 2021 September 25, Ritu Singh, A History of Indian Advertising in Ten-and-a-half Chapters: A Giddy Guide to Indian Ads You Love (or Hate), Hachette India, →ISBN:

  She asked the other mother whether she has ever read the label on a Horlicks bottle and went on to explain how Horlicks was made of cheap ingredients. This logically implied lesser nourishment and inferior protein content.

• 1947 August 4, “LIFE”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 86:

  You'll get real enjoyment from the pleasant habit of drinking Horlicks, too. It makes a full-flavored, satisfying drink in milk or water, hot or cold. Enjoy it with your meals, between meals or as a relaxing bedtime drink.

• 2015 September 18, Alison Haggett, A History of Male Psychological Disorders in Britain, 1945-1980, Springer, →ISBN:

  In all cases nonetheless, male protagonists needed prompting by their wives to seek help from the doctor, who invariably confirmed that drinking Horlicks at night might aid sleep and relaxation. Miraculous transformations to mood and […]

• 2021 September 21, Wayne Johnston, The Mystery of Right and Wrong, →ISBN, page 108:

  Horlicks is usually prepared with hot milk or hot water , but very few houses in Cape Town are air conditioned and ours wasn't , so he got into the habit of drinking Horlicks ice - cold so it would cool him down at bedtime .

• 2010 01, Bapiraju Gandham, The Wizard of Ants, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN:

  While drinking Horlicks, Seenu raised his left leg to show the place where he was getting pain. “It might be a red ant bite. It will go away in two days” “Red ant! What is that?” Seenu gave the empty glass.