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choc|tʃɒk| colloq. abbrev. of chocolate 2.
1874[see chocolate 2]. 1896E. Turner Little Larrikin xvii. 201 ‘Give me the chocs.’. He put three of the largest creams in his mouth. 1903A. Bennett Leonora i. 21 Have a choc? Milly said yes, and Ethel drew a box of bonbons from her pocket. 1922Joyce Ulysses 640 Fond lovers' ways and flowers and chocs. 1938D. Smith Dear Octopus i. 3 Have a bit of choc? 1966A. York Eliminator v. 94 He comes up to me one day when I was getting after the chocs and says, ‘Rhoda, it's me or them chocolates. Take your pick.’ b. attrib., as choc-bar, choc-ice, a brickette of ice-cream covered with chocolate.
1954‘N. Blake’ Whisper in Gloom iii. 43 A voice which reminded him..of a Walls' choc-bar, so cool, sweet and creamy.
1951J. B. Priestley Fest. Farbridge iii. i. 431 To eat choc ices With Iphigenia. 1968M. Richler Cocksure xviii. 111 The children skipped off to the dining-hall, where choc-ices, a conjurer, and a Popeye cartoon awaited them. |