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soupful en · NOUN

Etymology

From soup + -ful.

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, no-plural, rare) As much as soup has.
    • His trailer smelt horrible, it had the stench of soggy cheap plywood that had been soaked in a soupful of turds. 2018, Ed Wagemann, edited by Anne Moss, Gentrification: The Early Works of Ed Wagemann, →ISBN, page 56:
    • A soupful of tears at dinner? 1976 August 30, Howard Moss, “Notes from the Castle”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: The New Yorker Magazine, Inc., page 36:
    • The King Center takes “Iron Chef” to the next level with “Cookin,” a live stage show that pits wedding banquet chefs against each other, adding a pound of percussion, two cups of drumming, a soupful of fighting and a pinch of juggling. 2005 February 18, Pam Harbaugh, “Knives go flying in ‘Cookin’”, in Florida Today, page 1E:
    • “You have a soupful of nasty stuff,” County Commissioner Cliff Barnes said. 1998 April 29, Scott Hovanyetz, “County gets dredging advice”, in Fort Pierce Tribune, page B1:
    • Soupful of Energy 1957 November 21, Mrs. Howard Slade, “A Smart Homemaker Says: Here Are Grounds For Good Syrup”, in The Miami News, Miami, Fla., page 5B: