slush
noun/slʌʃ/
/slʌʃ/
[uncountable]- partly melted snow that is usually dirty
- In the city the clean white snow had turned to grey slush.
- There was dirty brown slush all over the roads and pavements.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dirty
- muddy
- frozen
- …
- turn to
- through the slush
- snow and slush
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- (informal, disapproving) stories, films or feelings that are considered to be silly and without value because they are too emotional and romantic
- Her novels are full of sentimental slush.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably imitative; compare with slosh.
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