Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Containing a lot of juice or moisture: Used to describe fruits, meats, or other foods that are succulent and full of liquid.
   • Highly interesting, sensational, or scandalous: Used to describe gossip, news, or details that are exciting, often because they are slightly improper or revealing.
   • Financially rewarding or lucrative: Used informally to describe a deal, contract, or job that offers substantial profit or benefits.

Usage Examples

• Describing food:
  • The watermelon was perfectly ripe and juicy.
  • She prefers a juicy steak to a well-done one.
• Describing gossip or details:
  • The magazine published all the juicy details of the celebrity divorce.
  • He always has a juicy piece of gossip to share.
• Describing financial gain:
  • The company offered him a juicy signing bonus.
  • Investors are looking for a juicy return on their money.

Advanced Usage

• "juicy role": In acting, a part in a play or film that is particularly interesting, complex, or rewarding for the performer.
  • The actress was thrilled to land such a juicy role in the new drama.
• "juicy target": In business or military contexts, a target that is especially valuable or vulnerable.
  • The underperforming company became a juicy target for a takeover.

Variants and Related Words

• Juicily (adverb): In a juicy manner.
  • The steak was juicily cooked.
• Juiciness (noun): The quality of being juicy.
  • The juiciness of the orange was remarkable.

Synonyms

• Succulent: Full of juice; tender and delicious (for food).
• Sensational: Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details (for gossip/news).
• Lucrative: Producing a great deal of profit (for financial contexts).

Related Phrases

• Spill the juicy details: To reveal exciting or scandalous information.
  • Come on, spill the juicy details about your date!
• A juicy bit of news: A particularly interesting piece of information.
  • I heard a juicy bit of news about the manager's resignation.

Related Idioms

• The juiciest part of the story: The most interesting, revealing, or scandalous section of a narrative.
  • Wait for the end; that's the juiciest part of the story.

Adjective

1. suggestive of sexual impropriety
   • a blue movie
   • blue jokes
   • he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
   • a juicy scandal
   • a naughty wink
   • naughty words
   • racy anecdotes
   • a risque story
   • spicy gossip
2. lucrative
   • a juicy contract
   • a nice fat job
3. having strong sexual appeal
   • juicy barmaids
   • a red-hot mama
   • a voluptuous woman
   • a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
4. full of juice