Meaning & use

Smoothie

noun·Everyday

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A thick, blended drink made from fruit, and often ice, yogurt, or milk.

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She started her morning with a banana and spinach smoothie.

The café's mango smoothie is my favorite summer drink.

A note on using this word

Also an old-fashioned informal term for a suave, charming, perhaps overly slick man — 'a real smoothie.'

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2. noun

(Informal, dated) A suave, ingratiating, smooth-talking man.

He was a real smoothie, always ready with a flattering line.

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