FROTHY

bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly

(adjective) marked by high spirits or excitement; “his fertile effervescent mind”; “scintillating personality”; “a row of sparkly cheerleaders”

bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy

(adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; “bubbling champagne”; “foamy (or frothy) beer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

frothy (comparative frothier, superlative frothiest)

Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

(figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance

Synonyms

• (with bubbles): foamy, spumescent; see also effervescent

Noun

frothy (plural frothies)

(AU, slang, mostly, in the plural) A serving of beer.

Anagrams

• for thy, forthy

Source: Wiktionary


Froth"y, a. [Compar. Frothier; superl. Frothiest.]

1. Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light bubbles; spumous; foamy.

2. Not firm or solid; soft; unstable. Bacon.

3. Of the nature of froth; light; empty; unsubstantial; as, a frothy speaker or harangue. Tillotson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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