slush

English

Etymology

Most likely imitative; related to slosh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slʌʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʌʃ

Noun

slush (usually uncountable, plural slushes)

1. Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.

   As the skiing season drew to an end, there was nothing but slush left on the piste.

2. Liquid mud or mire.
3. Flavored shaved ice served as a drink.
4. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
5. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
6. (engineering) A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
7. (publishing) Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.

Synonyms

• (snow): slush ice
• (flavored shaved ice served as a drink): slushy, slushie, slurpee, Slurpee, slush puppy, Slush Puppie

Derived terms

• slushie, slushy, slushee
• slush fund
• slush puppy (non-alcoholic)
• Slush Puppy (alcoholic drink)
• slushbreaker

Translations

half-melted snow

• Basque: elur urtu
• Bulgarian: киша (bg) f (kiša), лапавица (bg) f (lapavica)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雪泥 (zh) (xuění)

• Czech: břečka (cs) f, čvachtanice f
• Dutch: sneeuwbrij (nl) m, smeltende sneeuw m or f
• Estonian: lörts
• Faroese: krapi m
• Finnish: loska (fi)
• French: névasse (fr) f, neige fondue f, sloche (fr) f (Can)
• Galician: zoldra
• German: Schneematsch (de) m
• Greek: λασπόχιονο n (laspóchiono)
• Hungarian: hólé (hu), latyak (hu), lucsok (hu)
• Icelandic: slabb n, krap (is) n
• Ingrian: hyymä
• Norwegian: slaps (no) n

  Bokmål: sørpe m or f

  Nynorsk: sørpe f, slaps n, slafs n, slufs n

• Portuguese: lama de neve f
• Romanian: zloată (ro) f, fleșcăraie (ro) f
• Russian: снежура́ (ru) f (snežurá), шуга́ (ru) f (šugá), сля́коть (ru) f (sljákotʹ) (also: mud), снегова́я ка́ша f (snegovája káša), жи́жа (ru) f (žíža)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: бљу̏згавица f

  Roman: bljȕzgavica (sh) f

• Sicilian: nivarra f
• Slovak: čľapkanica f
• Spanish: nieve fangasa f, nieve a medio derretir f, nieve semiderretida f
• Swedish: snöslask (sv), snöglopp (sv), slask (sv) n, modd (sv) c
• Turkish: karsık
• Ukrainian: сльота f (slʹota)
• Welsh: slwtsh m

liquid mud or mire

• Arabic: وَحْل (ar) m (waḥl)
• Bulgarian: рядка кал (rjadka kal)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 爛泥／烂泥 (zh) (lànní)

• Czech: břečka (cs) f
• Finnish: muta (fi)
• French: gadoue (fr) f
• Galician: lama (gl), barro (gl)
• German: Matsch (de) m
• Irish: lathach f
• Italian: poltiglia (it) f
• Japanese: 泥濘 (ja) (ぬかるみ, nukarumi)
• Lithuanian: pliurza f
• Maori: ōi
• Portuguese: lama (pt) f
• Russian: сля́коть (ru) f (sljákotʹ) (also: half-melted snow), жи́жа (ru) f (žíža)
• Slovak: blato (sk) n
• Turkish: çamur (tr), balçık (tr), mırç

flavored shaved ice served as a drink

• Arabic: سلاش m
• Czech: ledová tříšť f
• Finnish: jäähilejuoma
• French: barbotine (fr) f, granité (fr) m
• German: Slush n, Slusheis n, Slush Eis n
• Hungarian: jégkása (hu)
• Japanese: スラッシュ (ja) (surasshu)
• Korean: 슬러시 (seulleosi)
• Portuguese: granizado (pt) m
• Russian: слаш m (slaš) (сла́дкий напи́ток с дроблёным льдом)
• Slovak: ľadová triešť f
• Spanish: granizado (es) m
• Turkish: karsanbaç (tr)

Verb

slush (third-person singular simple present slushes, present participle slushing, simple past and past participle slushed)

1. To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
   • 2008 July 9, Donald G. Mcneil, “Restless Pioneers, Seeding Brooklyn”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The ungrateful “they” are Brooklynites who’ve come to see Harding-Mamary creations as a chain, where you can get it venti in a ramekin with crème fraîche or slushed with guava and salt on the rim.

2. To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
   • 1902, Jack London, The Cruise of the Dazzler‎^[2]:

     The water was soon slushing merrily over the deck, while the smoke pouring from the cabin stove carried a promise of good things to come.

   • 1994 March 4, Dave Wiethop, Sandi Abadinski, “Reader to Reader”, in Chicago Reader‎^[3]:

     Sitting inside the Starbucks on Broadway near Roscoe, two art students had tired of sketching people slushing through the two-day-old snow.

   • 1919, F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise‎^[4]:

     A belated freshman, his oilskin slicker rasping loudly, slushed along the soft path.

   • 1918, Randall Parrish, Wolves of the Sea‎^[5]:

     The deck below me was littered with chests, sea boots, and odds and ends of clothing, while farther aft considerable water had found entrance through the scuttle hole, and was slushing back and forth as the bark rolled.

   • 1907, Nicholas Carter, A Woman at Bay‎^[6]:

     They climbed over fallen and moss-grown logs; they slushed through shallow water; they crawled on their hands and knees under embankments and rocks, and at last, at Handsome's order, they stepped into a boat of some kind which the latter pushed away from the bank with a pole.

   • 1888, Wilfrid Chateauclair, The Young Seigneur‎^[7]:

     But as the boat stuck in the bottom and refused to stir, he suddenly dropped his hold, and with an "Avance done!" gallantly slushed his way into the water alongside, in his Sunday trousers, lifted the gunwale and started her afloat, amidst a shower of final "Au revoirs," and the rose chaloupe moved with noiseless smoothness down the current.

   • 1867, Frank Jardine, Alexander Jardine, The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine‎^[8]:

     The creek at last crossed, the party attempted to push forward on the other side, but after travelling a mile leading the horses, slushing through bog and swamp under a heavy rain, they were obliged to turn back and encamp on some high ground on the banks of the creek, about half-a-mile above the crossing, where there was a little good grass.

3. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.

Derived terms

• slushbox
• slusher
• slush up

 

Anagrams

• shuls

Finnish

Etymology

From English slush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslus/, [ˈs̠lus̠]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsluʃ/, [ˈs̠luʃ]

Noun

slush

1. slush (icy drink)

Declension

Inflection of slush (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		slush	slushit
genitive		slushin	slushien
partitive		slushia	slusheja
illative		slushiin	slusheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		slush	slushit
accusative	nom.	slush	slushit
	gen.	slushin
genitive		slushin	slushien
partitive		slushia	slusheja
inessive		slushissa	slusheissa
elative		slushista	slusheista
illative		slushiin	slusheihin
adessive		slushilla	slusheilla
ablative		slushilta	slusheilta
allative		slushille	slusheille
essive		slushina	slusheina
translative		slushiksi	slusheiksi
abessive		slushitta	slusheitta
instructive		—	slushein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of slush (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative slushini slushini accusative nom. slushini slushini gen. slushini genitive slushini slushieni partitive slushiani slushejani inessive slushissani slusheissani elative slushistani slusheistani illative slushiini slusheihini adessive slushillani slusheillani ablative slushiltani slusheiltani allative slushilleni slusheilleni essive slushinani slusheinani translative slushikseni slusheikseni abessive slushittani slusheittani instructive — — comitative — slusheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative slushisi slushisi accusative nom. slushisi slushisi gen. slushisi genitive slushisi slushiesi partitive slushiasi slushejasi inessive slushissasi slusheissasi elative slushistasi slusheistasi illative slushiisi slusheihisi adessive slushillasi slusheillasi ablative slushiltasi slusheiltasi allative slushillesi slusheillesi essive slushinasi slusheinasi translative slushiksesi slusheiksesi abessive slushittasi slusheittasi instructive — — comitative — slusheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative slushimme slushimme accusative nom. slushimme slushimme gen. slushimme genitive slushimme slushiemme partitive slushiamme slushejamme inessive slushissamme slusheissamme elative slushistamme slusheistamme illative slushiimme slusheihimme adessive slushillamme slusheillamme ablative slushiltamme slusheiltamme allative slushillemme slusheillemme essive slushinamme slusheinamme translative slushiksemme slusheiksemme abessive slushittamme slusheittamme instructive — — comitative — slusheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative slushinne slushinne accusative nom. slushinne slushinne gen. slushinne genitive slushinne slushienne partitive slushianne slushejanne inessive slushissanne slusheissanne elative slushistanne slusheistanne illative slushiinne slusheihinne adessive slushillanne slusheillanne ablative slushiltanne slusheiltanne allative slushillenne slusheillenne essive slushinanne slusheinanne translative slushiksenne slusheiksenne abessive slushittanne slusheittanne instructive — — comitative — slusheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative slushinsa slushinsa accusative nom. slushinsa slushinsa gen. slushinsa genitive slushinsa slushiensa partitive slushiaan slushiansa slushejaan slushejansa inessive slushissaan slushissansa slusheissaan slusheissansa elative slushistaan slushistansa slusheistaan slusheistansa illative slushiinsa slusheihinsa adessive slushillaan slushillansa slusheillaan slusheillansa ablative slushiltaan slushiltansa slusheiltaan slusheiltansa allative slushilleen slushillensa slusheilleen slusheillensa essive slushinaan slushinansa slusheinaan slusheinansa translative slushikseen slushiksensa slusheikseen slusheiksensa abessive slushittaan slushittansa slusheittaan slusheittansa instructive — — comitative — slusheineen slusheinensa

Synonyms

• jäähilejuoma

French

Alternative forms

• sloche

Etymology

Borrowed from English slush

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɔʃ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Noun

slush f (uncountable)

1. (CA) slush (half-melted snow or ice)

   Synonym: névasse

2. (CA) slush (icy drink)