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English
Etymology
From slush + -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning to refuse grease and fat collected in cooking.
Pronunciation
Adjective
slushy (comparative slushier, superlative slushiest)
- Covered in slush.
- Having the consistency of slush.
- (of a person) Soupy; sentimental.
Translations
having the consistency of slush
Noun
slushy (plural slushies)
- Alternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”)
- (Australia, colloquial, slang) A kitchen helper.
- (UK, slang, obsolete) A ship's cook.
Translations
flavored shaved ice served as a drink
— see slushReferences
- (ship's cook): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary