GUSHY

effusive, gushing, gushy

(adjective) extravagantly demonstrative; “insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship”; “a large gushing female”; “write unrestrained and gushy poetry”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

gushy (comparative gushier, superlative gushiest)

Gushing; effusive and often emotional.

(uncommon) Tending to gush, to produce a large flow of liquid.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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