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slosh⋅y

  [slosh-ee]
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–adjective, slosh⋅i⋅er, slosh⋅i⋅est.
of or pertaining to slosh; slushy.
Origin:
1790–1800; slosh + -y 1

Related forms:
slosh⋅i⋅ly, adverb
slosh⋅i⋅ness, noun
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slosh   (slŏsh)   
v.   sloshed, slosh·ing, slosh·es

v.   tr.

  1. To spill or splash (a liquid) copiously or clumsily: slosh paint on the floor.

  2. To agitate in a liquid: slosh clothes in a solution of bleach and detergent.

v.   intr.
To splash, wade, or flounder in water or another liquid: sloshed through the creek.
n.  

  1. Slush.

  2. The sound of splashing liquid.


[Perhaps blend of slop1 and slush.]
slosh'y adj.
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