Skip to the word

Added 9 October 2026

juicy

/ˈd͡ʒuːsi/ adjective

In Latin: sūcidus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about juicy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having lots of juice.
a juicy peach
Exciting; titillating.
I do not keep up with all the latest juicy rumors.
Voluptuous, curvy, thick; sexy in those ways.

Origin

From Middle English jousy, jowsy (“drunken”, literally “full of juice (liquor)”). By surface analysis, juic(e) + -y.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word