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.

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

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

   5 more examples

   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.

   1996, Ewan Wilson, Dogfight: The Inside Story of the Kiwi Airlines Collapse, →ISBN

   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.

   2002, Jane Clifton, Half Past Dead

   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, Anna Funder, All That I Am: A Novel, Harper Collins, →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, Sarah Tucker, The Younger Man, Harlequin, →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.

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