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English word origin

Etymology of soapy

From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Resembling soap. · Full of soap. · Covered in soap. · Resembling a soap opera.

noun

An erotic massage that involves lots of soap and body contact.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”).

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  • Cognate mentionseifigde · soapy
  • Cognate mentionsåpigsv · soapy

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