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juicy

juicy

37 6.7
Shocking or exciting details about people's private lives
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒuːsi/
  • NSFW
translation icon : jugoso
  • Did you hear the juicy gossip about the movie star's affair?
  • juicy details
  • juicy gossip
  • juicy tidbit

All right, now the juicy stuff as always.

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Examples

  • Hey, hey, anybody here like juicy celebrity gossip?

  • The real deal, all the juicy details.

  • All right, now the juicy stuff as always.

  • OK, this is a really juicy question.

  • OK, We are getting real juicy with this one.

  • Who knows what kind of juicy stuff we're going to get?

  • The media had a juicy story and took it for a ride.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Sex addiction and big bucks are at the heart of a juicy divorce story in the Deep South.

    Blog text (27)
  • She likes nought better than a juicy bit of gossip.

  • His eyes sparkled with the glee of delivering juicy gossip.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

blue
vsjuicy
  • Offensive
125 7.9

Using rude or sexual words in jokes

is more about scandalous sexual suggestion rather than general indecency or profanity
naughty
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
86 4.8

Slightly sexual in a playful way that may make people blush

is more scandalous or improper in tone rather than simply playful
salacious
vsjuicy
  • Offensive
24 9.9

Too interested in sex in a way that makes people uncomfortable

is less about prurient obsession and more about scandalous suggestiveness
racy
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
18 7.9

Slightly shocking because it talks about sex in a rude or funny way

is more about scandalous or improper details that arouse attention
lurid
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
15 8.7

Shocking and sensational because it shows violent or disgusting details

is centered on sexual suggestion and scandal rather than gruesome explicitness
spicy
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
6 7.0

Stories or jokes that suggest sex and may make people feel embarrassed

is more about scandalous details that excite interest rather than simple hints
titillating
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
5 7.6

Interesting in a light, slightly sexual way

is more about scandalous or improper details that shock or arouse interest
smutty
vsjuicy
  • Offensive
3 7.9

Containing sexual jokes or rude words

is more about suggestive scandal that excites interest rather than gross obscenity
gamey
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
1 8.4

Slightly shocking because of sexual or rude content

is more scandalous and aimed to arouse interest rather than only shock
risque
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
1 7.7

A little impolite because it talks about sex, often in a funny or daring way

is more scandalous and improper rather than merely playful daring
gamy
vsjuicy
  • NSFW
9.9

Slightly about sex in a playful, rude way

is more about scandalous or improper details than playful suggestion

Antonyms

71 3.1

Helps your body and mind stay healthy

2 2.2

Completely lacking a usual quality or feature

Idioms

To keep meat or other food moist while cooking so it stays soft

How Scandalous

salacious
  • Offensive
24 9.9
scandalous
  • Literature
43 5.0
juicy
  • NSFW
37 6.7
gossipy
  • Informal
9 4.8
innocuous
30 6.5

Surface Forms

juicy positive
juicier comparative
juiciest superlative

Morphology

juicy = juice (semi-transparent) = juice + y

The use of 'juicy' to describe scandalous news is a metaphorical extension, making it semi-transparent.

Etymology

Juicy is also used for exciting gossip because people think of a ripe, tasty thing as a pleasure to bite into. So juicy details are 'scandalous' or very interesting to hear.