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slushy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈslʌʃi/

Etymology

From slush + -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning to refuse grease and fat collected in cooking.

Meanings

  1. Covered in slush.
    • I can remember, and not that long ago, when slushy mid-winter days like today always lead my feverish imagination down a murky hallway known as "shacking up." 1987 February 8, Robert Storen, “On Being Cozy with Mister Right”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 29, page 7:
  2. Having the consistency of slush.
  3. (figuratively) Of a person, soupy; sentimental.

Forms

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slushier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
slushiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unslushy · slushily · slushiness

Synonyms

pulplike · oversentimental · hokey · maudlin · slushy · overwrought · icky · slushy · mushy · mushy · drippy · gooey · puddingish · mushlike · soppy · mawkish · puddinglike · corny · puddingy · soupy · grumous · mushy · curdy · kitschy · pulpy · kitsch · sappy · schmaltzy · porridgelike · squishy · treacly · bathetic · pobby · pultaceous · maudlin · pappy · paplike · puddingy · pappy · pulpous · overemotional · cheesy · sickly sweet · mushy · syrupy · soppy

Translations (9)

pl rozmokły (having the consistency of slush) · pl rozmokły (covered in slush) · mi kūrarirari (having the consistency of slush) · mi kūrarirari (covered in slush) · pl błotnisty (covered in slush) · bg кален (covered in slush) · mi kūtere (having the consistency of slush) · bg кишав (having the consistency of slush) · pl błotnisty (having the consistency of slush)

slushy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈslʌʃi/

Etymology

From slush + -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning to refuse grease and fat collected in cooking.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”).
    alt of slushie
  2. (Australia, colloquial, slang) A kitchen helper.
  3. (UK, obsolete, slang) A ship's cook.

Forms

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slushies Number=Plur lexicographic