pea soup
Americannoun
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a thick soup made from split peas.
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Informal. a dense, yellow fog.
Etymology
Origin of pea soup
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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But the groundwork had already been laid before Linda Blair ever spit out that pea soup — and not via the Vatican.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023
No green pea soup here; instead, vile CG black glop spews forth freely.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023
The obvious assumption is that it was the projectile pea soup, or the bloody cross, or the spinning head.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023
They can add colour and nutrition to a meal, be bashed up with oil, lemon and cheese to make a pesto in lieu of leaves or simply blended with stock to make pea soup.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023
Most of the time, however, it was the color of cold pea soup.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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