slush
noun
[ slʌʃ ]
• partially melted snow or ice.
• "the snow was turning into brown slush in the gutters"
• excessive sentiment.
• "the slush of Hollywood's romantic fifties films"
Similar:
sentimentality,
mawkishness,
over-sentimentality,
emotionalism,
overemotionalism,
sentimentalism,
banality,
triteness,
tweeness,
schmaltz,
mush,
sob stuff,
slushiness,
sloppiness,
slop,
goo,
corn,
corniness,
hokum,
cheese,
soppiness,
sappiness,
hokeyness,
slush
verb
• make a squelching or splashing sound.
• "there was water slushing around in the galley"
Origin:
mid 17th century: probably imitative; compare with slosh.
