stushie
Britishnoun
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a commotion, rumpus, or row
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a state of excitement or anxiety; a tizzy
Etymology
Origin of stushie
C19: perhaps shortened from ecstasy
Example Sentences
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We have heard from many migraine patients that inducing “brain freeze” with ice cream or a slushie often stops an early headache.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023
While it appears to be a fruity, colorful concoction housed in a slushie machine at countless spots around the valley, it isn't the average, barely boozy, watered-down drink associated with all-inclusive resorts and beach bars.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022
People can pay for a slushie with crypto in the streets of "Bitcoin Valley," a project in the Honduran tourist enclave of Santa Lucia through which the country has entered the digital currency trend.
From Reuters • Jul. 30, 2022
Or spending an hour in traffic in order to wait in endless concession lines so your kids can watch a ballgame and spill cherry slushie on your shoes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2020
Emma is buckled in the back seat watching a movie on the DVD player in her lap, eating crisps and pounding a Mountain Dew slushie.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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