Berocca

English

Berocca (tablets and drink).

Etymology

A brand name.

Noun

Berocca (plural Beroccas)

1. A vitamin-rich effervescent drink tablet, or a fruity drink made by dissolving one or more of these tablets in water, used for its supposed health effects or as a folk remedy for hangover or tiredness.
   • 1996, Ewan Wilson, Dogfight: The Inside Story of the Kiwi Airlines Collapse, →ISBN:

     The wake-up call came, right on time, a simple electronic message saying, "This is your wake-up call." A quick shower, a Berocca, and I was out the door. Brian and I went to the solicitors' office and ran over the case again.

   • 1999, Margery Forde, X-Stacy, Dramatic Lines Publishers, →ISBN, page 12:

     He is holding a glass with a Berocca in it. The song fades under.

   • 2002, Jane Clifton, Half Past Dead:

     Steadying herself at the kitchen sink , she fizzed a Berocca and washed down a couple of paracodeine for good measure, hoping she wouldn't throw up the lot in the next few minutes.

   • 2012, Anna Funder, All That I Am: A Novel, Harper Collins, →ISBN:

     So I thaw a piece of frozen cheesecake for dinner — one of the advantages of living alone — then fizz a Berocca in a tall glass to make up for it. I'll have to explain myself to Bev when she comes tomorrow.

   • 2012, Sarah Tucker, The Younger Man, Harlequin, →ISBN:

     I've had six Beroccas and it's only just gone ten on a Monday morning and I'm buzzing like a bee on heat—if there is such a thing. I've got to decide what I'm wearing for the New York trip. Okay, it's in a week's time so why am I sweating now?

   • 2012, Nick Earls, After January, Univ. of Queensland Press, →ISBN:

     She emerges looking quite tired and with two Beroccas in her hand. She sees I'm awake and she signals me to come over. She pours us each a glass of water, but the Beroccas both go in hers.

   • 2020, Diksha Basu, Destination Wedding: A Novel, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 37:

     “The hangover is going to hit after I take a nap, I can already feel it.” “Take two aspirin and drink two whole glasses of water before you sleep,” Tina said. “That's the American remedy. I'll give you a Berocca before you sleep—that's the British  […]