slushie
slushie — noun
- slushiesingular
- slushiesplural
1. a cold beverage that combines sweet syrup with finely crushed ice, typically pou
a cold beverage that combines sweet syrup with finely crushed ice, typically poured into a paper or plastic cup and sipped through a straw
After the football game, Mei bought a strawberry slushie from the shop near the stadium.
collocation: [flavour] slushie (strawberry slushie, cherry slushie)
The children shared a blue raspberry slushie on the hottest day of the summer.
Haruto carefully pushed the straw through the plastic lid of his slushie.
Instead of soda, Amara ordered a cherry slushie to cool down after the long walk.
The café sells three flavours of slushie: lemon, cola, and green apple.
- slushy
alternative spelling, equally common
- frozen drink
more general term; includes slushies, smoothies, and milkshakes
文法句型
a [flavour] slushie
用法筆記
Often used with a flavour name before it, such as 'cherry slushie' or 'blue raspberry slushie'. The spelling 'slushy' is also common for this meaning.
常見錯誤
slushie — adjective
- slushiepositive
- more slushiecomparative
- most slushiesuperlative
1. describing a road, path, or area of ground that is wet and messy because snow on
describing a road, path, or area of ground that is wet and messy because snow on the surface is partly melting underfoot
The streets were slushie after the heavy snowfall and the sudden rise in temperature.
describes outdoor surfaces: slushie streets / ground
Amina's boots sank into the slushie ground as she walked to school.
Kwame wiped the slushie water off his shoes before stepping inside the warm house.
The football pitch was too slushie to play on, so the match was cancelled.
Drivers had to go slowly because the side roads were slushie and slippery.
文法句型
slushie + noun
用法筆記
Only describes physical surfaces or areas where snow is turning to water. Not used for mud or rain-soaked ground that has no snow.
常見錯誤
2. having a thick, soft, partly frozen texture like that of melting ice or snow, of
having a thick, soft, partly frozen texture like that of melting ice or snow, often because a frozen substance has started to thaw
The ice cream in the freezer turned slushie after the power went out.
describes thawing frozen food: slushie ice cream
Sivan scraped the slushie snow off the car windscreen with a plastic scraper.
attributive adjective: slushie + non-drink noun (slushie snow)
Lara mixed the crushed fruit with ice until it formed a slushie paste.
The old snow beside the road had turned dirty and slushie in the warm weather.
Sofia poured the slushie mixture into glasses and handed them to her guests.
- half-frozen
more specific about temperature
- mushy
similar soft texture, but not necessarily involving ice
文法句型
slushie + noun
用法筆記
Focuses on texture — semi-solid, able to be spooned or poured slowly. Distinguish from sense 1 (MELTING SNOW), which describes the condition of a surface covered with melting snow.
常見錯誤
3. describing a piece of writing, music, film, or speech that tries too hard to cre
describing a piece of writing, music, film, or speech that tries too hard to create feelings of love, sympathy, or sadness, in a way that seems false or cheap
The film critic described the love story as slushie and full of predictable clichés.
pejorative: describes film / writing / music
Tom rolled his eyes at the slushie birthday card with a long poem inside.
The song was so slushie that Emma could not listen without cringing.
Nora thought the wedding speech was too slushie and did not sound sincere.
The novel starts well but becomes slushie towards the end with an overly sweet ending.
- mawkish
more formal, similar meaning
- sentimental
neutral or slightly negative; 'slushie' is more dismissive
- cheesy
informal; describes something inauthentic or exaggerated
- restrained
emotionally controlled, not excessive
- genuine
sincere and real, not falsely emotional
文法句型
slushie + noun
用法筆記
Always negative or critical — describes work that feels insincere or exaggerated in its emotion. Not used to describe genuine, well-written emotional content. This is the only metaphorical sense of 'slushie'.