Dictionary

quenchy en · ADJ

Etymology

From quench + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal, uncommon) Quenching.
   • Not quite so quenchy but more cogent is the Ramos, or New Orleans Fizz 1941, Esquire: The Magazine for Men, volume XVI, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 3:
   • Stir moderately, then add more Cott Orange Soda and enjoy the quenchiest orange refresher you ever tasted. 1965 February 17, “Mid Winter Sunshine Festival!”, in The Boston Globe, volume 187, number 48, Boston, Mass.: Globe Newspaper Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38:
   • The combination of vinegar, oil and the juices from the veggies is sparklingly quenchy. It tastes good and satisfies. 1999 August 4, Bob Pastorio, “FoodFlight: Carla to show off her ‘tomato stuff’”, in The Daily News Leader, 109th year, number 185, Staunton, Va., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A11, column 2:
   • For only one penny more, you get a full quart of Upper-10, the quenchiest lime ’n’ lemon drink you ever tasted, when you buy a full quart of RC, the quality cola, at regular price. 1957 December 27, “Here’s cent-sational value! Big 1¢ sale”, in The Morning Call, number 22,109, Allentown, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 36:
   • New quick and quenchy TWIST—instant soft drink kids can’t resist […] Twist is the newest, the quenchiest! Cool, quick and good! A soft drink mix in your favorite flavors. 1960 May 22, “Twist”, in Parade (The Sunday Press; volume 11, number 40), Binghamton Press Sunday edition, Binghamton, N.Y., →OCLC, page 37:
   • Drink cactus juice. It’ll quench ya! Nothing’s quenchier. It’s the quenchiest! 2006 July 14, Tim Hedrick, “The Desert”, in Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2 (Book Two: Earth), episode 11, spoken by Sokka (Jack DeSena), →OCLC:
   • Pack a highball glass with lots of ice, pour in 1½ ounces of Hiram Walker Peppermint Schnapps, top with tomato juice, stir, and you’ve got yourself a Walkerschnapper. A Hiram Walker Walkerschnapper. But not for long. Because it’s the zippiest, crispiest, quenchiest drink you ever put between your lips. 1977 May, “The Walkerschnapper was here”, in Better Homes and Gardens, volume 55, number 5, Des Moines, Ia.: Meredith Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, page M15:
   • Drank my first glass of Kvas, made from malt water. Very quenchy. 1997, Andrew Miller, chapter 5, in Ingenious Pain: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace & Company, →ISBN, page 243:
   • Normally I would just buy a few bags of chips or crisps as they say in the UK and a quenchy cup drink. 2011, Sean Anthony McFadyen, “The Beatings”, in One Journey, Different Pathways: A Scotsman’s Life Story, [Maitland, Fla.]: Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 66:
   • Let the children drink their fill . . . They’ll love it and it’s doubly good for them, America’s “quenchiest” beverage. 1929 July 12, “A Week-end Treat from the Blue Ridge Mountains”, in Elmira Star-Gazette, volume 23, number 10, Elmira, N.Y., →OCLC, page 8:
   • After supper the Princess made us drink some Quass: they put a little mint into it. It is certainly a very quenchy draught. The Princess could not help exclaiming how much is this superior to lemonade. 1792 December 29, John Parkinson, edited by William Collier, A Tour of Russia, Siberia and the Crimea, 1792–1794, London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., published 1971, →ISBN; quoted in A[nthony] G[lenn] Cross, “Contemporary British Responses (1762–1810) to the Personality and Career of Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova”, in C[atherine] M[ary] MacRobert, G[erald] S[tanton] Smith, G[erald] C[harles] Stone, editors, Oxford Slavonic Papers, volume XXVII (New Series), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, 1994, →ISBN, page 57:
   • From the quenchiest 1¢ drink here to the go-everywhere $4 dress up ahead, you’ve got it made in the shade! 1979 June, “112 Summer Bargains”, in Mademoiselle, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 144:
   • This white wine exudes flavors of grapefruit, lemon and gooseberries. It is crisp with well-balanced acidity, and can be described as “quenchy,” a word a friend of mine in the wine industry uses to describe these exact characteristics. 2019 April 3, Nicole Carbon, “As sun shines more, so do these wines”, in Sun Coast Lifestyles: Health & Leisure (Port Charlotte Sun), Port Charlotte, Fla.: Sun Coast Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 1:

Forms