smoothie
smoothie Lexical Profile
smoothie Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A thick, smooth beverage typically made by blending fresh or frozen fruit, pureed with liquid ingredients such as milk, yogurt, fruit juice, or ice.
"She started her morning by blending a nutritious spinach, banana, and almond milk smoothie."
A person who is highly polished, suave, and confident in manner, often implying a smooth-talking or slightly manipulative charm.
"He's quite the smoothie, effortlessly charming potential clients at the networking event."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'smooth' with the noun-forming suffix '-ie'. The term first emerged in the 1920s as slang for a suave, well-mannered, or smooth-talking person. Its modern culinary usage referring to a blended fruit beverage became popular in American English during the 1930s and 1940s with the rise of health food stores and juice bars.