Meaning & use
a slushie
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Meaning
nouncountableinformal
A sweet frozen drink made from crushed ice and flavored syrup, usually sold in bright colors.
Grammar: Countable: order a slushie, buy two slushies.
Patterns
- buy a slushie
- a slushie in a flavor
- drink a slushie
The kids begged for a blue slushie at the cinema.
On hot days the corner shop sells a slushie for a dollar.
He sipped his cherry slushie slowly so he would not get a headache.
Word forms
| plural | slushies |
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Common combinations
- a frozen slushie
- Nothing beats a frozen slushie in August.
- a cherry slushie
- She always orders a cherry slushie at the fair.
- brain freeze from a slushie
- He got brain freeze from drinking his slushie too fast.
- a slushie machine
- The café put a slushie machine near the window.
Synonyms and how they differ
- slush
- A shorter, more general word for partly melted snow or a frozen drink; it can also mean wet snow, so 'slushie' is clearer for the drink.
- granita
- An Italian frozen dessert with a similar texture, but usually less sweet and served with a spoon.
- Icee
- A brand name for a similar frozen drink; use it only for that brand.
Word family
Commonly confused: a slushie or smoothie?
a slushie vs smoothie
A smoothie is blended fruit, yogurt, or juice; a slushie is mostly crushed ice and sugary syrup.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'slushie' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Slushie' is a countable noun, so it needs the article 'a' in the singular. Option 3 makes it plural after 'a', and option 4 drops the article; option 2 describes a different kind of food.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “a slushie”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.