Mushy vs. Slushy — What's the Difference?

Resembling mush in consistency or firmness; soft

A slushy, sometimes spelt as slushie and slushee, also commonly referred to as a slush, frozen beverage, or frozen drink, is a type of beverage made of flavored ice and a drink, commonly soda, similar to granitas. A slushy can either be carbonated or non-carbonated.

Excessively tender or romantic; sentimental.

Partially melted snow or ice.

Poorly defined; indistinct or blurry

Soft mud; slop; mire.

Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.

(Nautical) Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley.

Soft; squishy.

A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery.

Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin.

Maudlin speech or writing; sentimental drivel.

Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.

A drink made of flavored syrup poured over crushed ice.

Having the consistency of mush

(Informal) Unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.

Effusively or insincerely emotional;

To daub (machinery) with slush.

To fill (joints in masonry) with mortar.

(Nautical) To wash down (a deck) by splashing with water.

To splash or soak with slush or mud.

To walk or proceed through slush.

To make a splashing or slushy sound.

Covered in slush.

Having the consistency of slush.

(of a person) Soupy; sentimental.

A kitchen helper.

A ship's cook.

Abounding in slush; characterized by soft mud or half-melted snow; as, the streets are slushy; the snow is slushy.

Being or resembling melting snow;

Effusively or insincerely emotional;