juicy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒuːsi/
Etymology
From Middle English jousy, jowsy (“drunken”, literally “full of juice (liquor)”). By surface analysis, juic(e) + -y.
Meanings
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Having lots of juice.
a juicy peach
a juicy pot roast
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(figuratively, of a story, usually) Exciting; titillating.
The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.
2025 September 22, Arwa Mahdawi, “107 Days by Kamala Harris review – no closure, no hope”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:I do not keep up with all the latest juicy rumors.
If you’re looking for juicier confessions – that is, admissions of the kinds of sins unearthed on detective shows or reality TV – then you’ll want to look elsewhere. My sinning life is rather uneventful.
2014 November 12, James Martin, “Confessions of a Catholic priest”, in CNN:“Gossip” is about a lot more than just juicy tidbits and the columnists that peddle them, presenting a multifaceted look at gossip’s role in the newspaper/media ecosystem and at Rupert Murdoch’s enterprises in particular.
2021 August 20, Brian Lowry, “‘Gossip’ charts how tabloid tattlers ‘escaped from their cages’ and rippled through the media”, in CNN:'Ah, but our conscience, my dear Bond. What shall we do with him while we are committing some juicy sin? That is a problem.'
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Nature of Evil”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 145:Near-synonyms: saucy, spicy
Here are the five juiciest redactions from the Flynn sentencing document, with some context and a smidge of informed speculation about What It All Means.
2018 December 5, Chris Cillizza, “The 5 juiciest redactions in Michael Flynn’s sentencing document”, in CNN:I like getting my teeth into a nice juicy problem.
- (slang) Voluptuous, curvy, thick; sexy in those ways.
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(of a blow, qualifier:strike, uncommon, usually) Strong; thus, also painful.
Years ago, when striplings, he and I had done a stretch together at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, the preparatory school conducted by that prince of stinkers, Aubrey Upjohn MA, and had frequently stood side by side in the Upjohn study awaiting the receipt of six of the juiciest from a cane of the type that biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder, as the fellow said.
1960, P. G. Wodehouse, “chapter I”, in Jeeves in the Offing:“Your head feels funny, doesn't it?” “It does rather,” I said, the bump I had given it had been a juicy one, and the temples were throbbing.
1960, (P. G. Wodehouse, “chapter V”, in Jeeves in the Offing:
- (of a person, slang) Muscular due to steroid use.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| juicier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| juicey | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| juiciest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
dried · light · unjuicy · dried up · dried out · dry · scrawny · unjuicy · unjuicy
Coordinates
Deriveds
juiciness · juicily · juicy girl
Relateds
Synonyms
fine · beddable · doable · salacious · luscious · fit · seductive · effable · sensual · fuckable · sexy · sexable · hittable · attractive · bedworthy · arousing · provocative · fappable · bangable · humpable · dreamy · shaggable · beautiful · raunchy · desirable · horny · bonable · rootable · toothsome · buff · sappy · bonerific · saucy · tasty · sexalicious · gorgeous · delicious · alluring · succulous · fapworthy · screwable · succulent · swoonsome · spicy · fanciable · peng · hot
Translations (67)
sv spännande (exciting, interesting) · io sukoza (containing juice) · sv laddad (exciting, interesting) · la sūcidus (containing juice) · ka კოლორატული (exciting, interesting) · it sugoso (exciting, interesting) · ga méith (containing juice) · pt suculento (exciting, interesting) · fr croustillant (exciting, interesting) · es jugoso (exciting, interesting) · ru волну́ющий (exciting, interesting) · lb säfteg (containing juice) · mr रसरशीत (containing juice) · mr रसभरित (containing juice) · ka საინტერესო (exciting, interesting) · cs šťavnatý (containing juice) · fi mehukas (exciting, interesting) · ru со́чный (containing juice) · fi mehukas (containing juice) · ka მიმზიდველი (exciting, interesting) · izh mahlakas (containing juice) · is safamikill (containing juice) · it interessante (exciting, interesting) · mr रसदार (containing juice) · is safaríkur (containing juice) · mr रसाळ (containing juice) · ga súmhar (containing juice) · pl soczysty (exciting, interesting) · pdt sauftich (containing juice) · cmn 多汁的 (containing juice) · ru захва́тывающий (exciting, interesting) · nl sappig (exciting, interesting) · sv rafflig (exciting, interesting) · th ฉ่ำ (containing juice) · ca sucós (exciting, interesting) · fr juteux (containing juice) · sv saftig (exciting, interesting) · mr रसपूर्ण (containing juice) · nl sappig (containing juice) · it succoso (containing juice) · es jugoso (containing juice) · he עסיסי (containing juice) · nrf jusant (containing juice) · sh sočan (containing juice) · ro suculent (containing juice) · sv saftig (containing juice) · ca sucós (containing juice) · br chugonus (containing juice) · it vivace (exciting, interesting) · it sugoso (containing juice) · hu lédús (containing juice) · hy հյութեղ (containing juice) · bg сочен (containing juice) · es zumoso (containing juice) · ka წვენიანი (containing juice) · tr sulu (containing juice) · pt suculento (containing juice) · th จุ๊ยซี่ (containing juice) · uk сокови́тий (containing juice) · it piccante (exciting, interesting) · nl smeuïg (exciting, interesting) · ru соблазни́тельный (exciting, interesting) · pl soczysty (containing juice) · da saftig (containing juice) · sk šťavnatý (containing juice) · el χυμώδης (containing juice) · de saftig (containing juice)