Ovaltineyn.
/ˈəʊvlˌtiːni/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəlˌtini/ Now historical.
A member of a group of children used in radio and television advertisements promoting Ovaltine; a member of a children's club sponsored by the makers of this product, esp. during the 1930s.
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1936 Radio Pictorial 10 July 32 (advt.) Ovaltineys are very lucky boys and girls, with the Ovaltineys' Own Comic published specially for them.
1963 L. Deighton Horse under Water xix. 86 ‘What do you want me to do about Singleton?’ ‘Give him back to the Ovaltineys,’ I said.
1990 ‘M. Caine’ Coward's Chrons. 63 I would learn to scream, ‘Come 'ere, ya little bleeders!’ at an ‘Ovaltinie’ line-up of offspring.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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