Category: Food & DrinkPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

smoothie

/smoothie/Roman
UK/smˈuːði/

English meaning: Smoothie

Definition

A smoothie is a thick drink made by blending fruit with milk, yogurt, or juice.

Example

“She blended bananas, berries, and yogurt into a thick smoothie for a healthy breakfast.”

Another example: “He's a real smoothie who always knows exactly what to say.”

Usage — When, Where & How

Informal, fairly modern noun for the blended drink; countable. Popular in health and breakfast contexts. "Smoothie" can also describe a smooth-talking, overly charming person.

Etymology & Origin

English — Origin & History

From 'smooth' plus '-ie', from the drink's smooth texture.

Synonyms

  • shake
  • charmer
  • sweet talker
  • smoothy

Related Words

Common Collocations

  • a fruit smoothie
  • make a smoothie
  • green smoothie
  • banana smoothie
  • smoothie bowl
  • blend a smoothie

Word Forms

smoothie; smoothies (pl)

Word Tools

2 syllables

Literary Heritage

“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”

/To thine own self be true/

“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”

William Shakespeare · Playwright & Poet · 1564–1616

Hamlet, Act II

Hamlet, II.i — Polonius's parting words to Laertes; the most quoted line in Shakespeare

“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”

/I'm nobody! Who are you?/

“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”

Emily Dickinson · Poet · 1830–1886

Poems

Poem 288 — Dickinson's subversive celebration of solitude over social recognition

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