Meaning & use
mushy
Soft, pulpy, and lacking firmness, or, informally, excessively sentimental in an embarrassing way.
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The overripe bananas had turned mushy and were only good for baking bread.
He rolled his eyes at the mushy dialogue in the romantic movie.
A note on using this word
Mushy describing texture is neutral, but mushy describing emotion or dialogue is usually mildly critical or mocking.
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