# slush

> English word · Noun · IPA /slʌʃ/ · frequency rank #29,467

## Definitions
1. Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
2. Liquid mud or mire.
3. Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
4. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
5. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
6. A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
7. Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.

## Etymology
May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.

## Easily confused with
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-ssh)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-sus)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-suh)
- **such** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-such)
- **slut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-slut)
- **sous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-sous)
- **south** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-south)
- **smash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-smash)
- **sushi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-sushi)
- **stash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-stash)
- **sluts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-sluts)
- **swish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-swish)
- **Sousa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-sousa)
- **splash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-splash)
- **squash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-squash)
- **squish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-squish)
- **slug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slug-vs-slush)
- **slum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slum-vs-slush)
- **sash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sash-vs-slush)
- **slur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slur-vs-slush)

## Common misspellings (8)
`lsush`, `sllush`, `slsuh`, `sluhs`, `slushh`, `slussh`, `sslush`, `sulsh`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slush