fruity

English

Etymology

fruit +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹuːti/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːti

Adjective

fruity (comparative fruitier, superlative fruitiest)

  1. Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.
    That moist and fruity dish is simply delectable.
  2. Similar to fruit or tasting of fruit.
  3. (informal) Mad, crazy.
  4. (informal, sometimes derogatory, LGBT, of a male) Effeminate or otherwise flamboyant or homosexual.
  5. (British, informal) Sexually suggestive.
    His text message was filled with fruity language.

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Noun

fruity (plural fruities)

  1. Alternative form of fruitie (“fruit machine”)
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