Gretchen Bleiler

Mt. Hood is still one of my favorites for its sun, warmth, and slushy, forgiving conditions.

American Athlete

Use 'slushy' to describe transition states of snow and ice, often due to weather warming.

Weather Related

'Slushy' often implies an unpleasant, messy texture when touched or walked through.

Physical Texture

'Slushy' can suggest difficulty or unpleasantness, such as in travel or cleanliness.

Negative Connotation

The noun 'slushy' refers to a frozen treat, often sold at fairs, cinemas, or convenience stores.

Informal Treat

Slushies come in vibrant, fun colors which sometimes leave your tongue the same color.

Fun Colors

When talking about the drink, 'slushy' is usually used in casual, informal settings.

Casual Context

Use 'slushy' to describe exaggerated emotional content that might feel overdone.

Excessive Emotion

Calling something 'slushy' often implies a personal dislike for overly sentimental material.

Subjectively Negative

Using 'slushy' in a critique suggests it's too sentimental in a slightly disapproving way.

Informal Critique

 Our slushy machine broke on the opening night and we didn't know what to do. Our architect was covered in red syrup. It looked like he had just murdered somebody, which it was not out of the question for this particular architect, and we didn't know what to do. It was going to be the highlight of our store. So we just put that sign on it that said,

Mac Barnett: Why a good...

 it any day at the moment we're ice cream freezers are filled with slushy malt liquor ok my dear friend Jarrah Carter once told me we have everything to gain and nothing to lose so here and at that time where we've gone from the audacity to hope to hope for some audacity I urge you to do something I urge you to do

A teacher growing green...

 slushy that you can't see as you swim the ice is mixing with the salt water and you can never see anything so if something's gonna come and attack it you know it's gonna happen you can't carry a knife or have a theory of how you're gonna get out of this you just have to throw caution to the wind and just go

Slushy

Weather Related

Physical Texture

Negative Connotation

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