# juicy

Pronunciation: say "JOO-see" /ˈd͡ʒuːsi/

## Adjective

1. Containing plenty of juice, as ripe fruit or a tender roast does.
   - Simple: Having a lot of juice inside, like ripe fruit or meat cooked just right.
   - _She bit into a juicy plum and had to wipe her chin._
   - _Letting the brisket rest before slicing keeps the meat juicy._
2. Arousing eager interest or excitement, often by being slightly shocking or suggestive; usually said of stories, news, and rumors.
   - Simple: Exciting and fun to hear about, often because it is a little shocking.
   - _Reporters spent the week chasing juicy rumors about the senator's private life._
   - _After years of routine contracts, the young lawyer was thrilled to land a juicy case._
3. Having a full, curvy, generously rounded figure, and sexually attractive because of it. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Having a full, curvy body that people find sexy.
   - _She tried on the fitted dress, checked the mirror, and grinned: "Okay, I look juicy."_
   - _The singer's new video celebrates juicy, confident women who love their curves._

## Adjective

4. Forceful and therefore painful; usually said of a blow, a punch, or some other strike. *(rare)*
   - Simple: Strong enough to hurt, used about a hit, punch, or bump.
   - _He walked straight into the low beam, and the knock was a juicy one; he was still rubbing his forehead an hour later._
   - _The goalkeeper took a juicy kick to the shin and limped through the rest of the game._

## Origin

From Middle English jousy or jowsy, meaning "drunken" (literally "full of juice," in the sense of liquor). By surface analysis, it can be seen as juice + -y.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/juicy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).