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Vinony

slushy

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈslʌʃi/

adj

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

  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."”

  2. Having the consistency of slush.
  3. Of a person, soupy; sentimental.

noun

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

  1. Alternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”).
  2. A kitchen helper.
  3. A ship's cook.