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foamy

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Etymology

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From Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ (frothy, foamy), from Proto-West Germanic *faimag, *faimīg, equivalent to foam +‎ -y.

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Adjective

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foamy (comparative foamier, superlative foamiest)

  1. Full of foam.
    He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Noun

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foamy (plural foamies)

  1. Alternative spelling of foamie