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soapy

UK/ˈsəʊpi/ US/ˈsoʊpi/ uncommon dated

adjective

1.

having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away)

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Origin

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

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