The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

lithium lick
 n.

    [NeXT] Steve Jobs. Employees who have gotten too much attention from their
    esteemed founder are said to have ?lithium lick? when they begin to show
    signs of Jobsian fervor and repeat the most recent catch phrases in normal
    conversation ? for example, ?It just works, right out of the box!?


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

lithium lick

   NeXT employees who have had too much attention from their
   esteemed founder, Steve Jobs, are said to have "lithium
   lick" when they begin to show signs of Jobsian fervour and
   repeat the most recent catch phrases in normal conversation,
   e.g. "It just works, right out of the box!"

   [Jargon File]