Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slushy

/ˈslʌʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: slushy
IPA: /ˈslʌʃi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered in slush.

adj

Having the consistency of slush.

adj

Of a person, soupy; sentimental.

noun

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

noun

A kitchen helper.

Australian usage; Colloquial; Slang

noun

A ship's cook.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"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.""

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slush

Usage

Inflected Forms

slushier (comparative) slushiest (superlative) slushies (plural)

Derived Forms

slushily slushiness unslushy

Synonyms

mushy pappy puddingy curdy grumous mushlike paplike pobby porridgelike puddingish puddinglike pulplike

Homonyms

slushee

Rhymes With

mushy plushie brushy plushy lushy

Questions

How do you pronounce slushy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslʌʃi/.
What does slushy mean?: Covered in slush.
Where does slushy come from?: From slush + -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning to refuse grease and fat collected in cooking.

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