juicy
/'dʤu:si/
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Definition
- 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
- 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
- lucrative
- a juicy contract
- a nice fat job
- having strong sexual appeal
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- full of juice