slushy

adj, noun — 6 senses

slushy

adj

/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.

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.

Derived terms
slushily, slushiness, unslushy

slushy

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 Alternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”).

2

Australia, Colloquial, Slang A kitchen helper.

3

UK, Obsolete, Slang A ship's cook.

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