Soft, pulpy, and wet; or overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems excessive.
From 'mush,' likely derived from the verb 'mash' combined with '-y' suffix to form an adjective. The word originally described the texture of cooked grains (like cornmeal mush) but expanded to mean anything soft and unformed.
Call someone 'mushy' when they're sentimental and it's actually related to the mushiness of food—both mean something that's lost its shape or structure, whether it's literally softened grains or emotionally softened defenses.
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