frothy

English

Etymology

froth +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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Adjective

frothy (comparative frothier, superlative frothiest)

1. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

   I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!

2. (figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance

   songs with frothy lyrics

   a frothy argument

Synonyms

• (with bubbles): foamy, spumescent

Translations

foamy or churned

• Bulgarian: пенест (bg) (penest)
• Czech: pěnivý
• Dutch: schuimig (nl), schuimend (nl)
• Finnish: vaahtoava, kuohuva
• French: mousseux (fr)
• Galician: escumoso m
• German: schaumig
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• Irish: sobalach
• Italian: spumoso m, spumeggiante (it) m or f
• Portuguese: espumoso m
• Russian: взбитый (ru) (vzbityj)
• Swedish: skummande (sv)
• Yiddish: שוימיק (shoymik)

Noun

frothy (plural frothies)

1. (Australia, slang, chiefly in the plural) A serving of beer.

Anagrams

• forthy