slushy

[sluhsh-ee]

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adjective, slush·i·er, slush·i·est.

of or relating to slush.

Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy.

Origin of slushy

First recorded in 1785–95; slush + -y¹

Related formsslush·i·ly, adverbslush·i·ness, noun

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Contemporary Examples of slushy

A slushy dysfunctional housewife chokes on a sandwich in her kitchen and wakes up to find that she has been saved by God.
Anne Heche’s Crazy New Movie, ‘That’s What She Said’
Lorenza Muñoz
October 19, 2012
It will not freeze solid, but rather achieve the consistency of a slushy.
Celeb Chefs' Holiday Cocktails
Jacquelynn D. Powers
November 19, 2010
But early this morning the race was canceled as rain and high temperatures rendered the course a slushy mess.
Let the Games Begin!
The Daily Beast
February 10, 2010
This morning is slushy gray New York at its most forbidding.
The Bag Lady Papers Cont'd
Alexandra Penney
December 22, 2008

Historical Examples of slushy

They was in a clove hitch again and whisperin' soft and slushy.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
"And very unsuitable for a walk on a cold, slushy winter day," he added.
Rosemary
Josephine Lawrence
I'd hate to have her think I was gettin' slushy or sentimental.
Torchy As A Pa
Sewell Ford
Outside it's wet and slushy—just the kind of weather that breeds disease.
A Family of Noblemen
Mikhal Saltykov
Then they trooped aft, clawing their way along the slushy decks.
The Viking Blood
Frederick William Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for slushy

slushy

adjective slushier or slushiest

of, resembling, or consisting of slush

noun plural slushies

an unskilled kitchen assistant

Derived Formsslushiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for slushy

adj.

1791, "covered with slush," from slush + -y (2). As slang for "ship's cook," 1859, from slush (n.) "refuse from a cook's galley" (1756). Related: Slushiness.