soapy

UK: /ˈsəʊpi/ US: (sō′pē)

Inflections of 'soapy' (adj):

soapier

adj comparative

soapiest

adj superlative

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soap•y  (sō′pē), adj., soap•i•er, soap•i•est. 

1. containing or impregnated with soap:
   soapy water.
2. covered with soap or lather:
   soapy dishes.
3. of the nature of soap;
   resembling soap:
   a soft, soapy fiber.
4. pertaining to or characteristic of soap:
   a clean, soapy smell.
5. [Informal.] characteristic or reminiscent of a soap opera;
   melodramatic;
   corny:
   a soapy plot.

• soap + -y¹ 1600–10

soap′i•ly, adv. 
soap′i•ness, n. 

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soapy / ˈsəʊpɪ/ adjective (soapier, soapiest)

1. containing or covered with soap: soapy water
2. resembling or characteristic of soap
3. flattering or persuasive

noun ( -pies)

1. 
   a variant of soapie

ˈsoapily adverb

ˈsoapiness noun

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soap /soʊp/   n. 

1. a substance used for washing, made by treating a fat with an alkali:
   [uncountable] a new bar of soap.
2. Radio and Television, Informal Terms, Show Business [countable] [Informal.] Also, soaper. soap opera.

v. [~ + object]

3. to rub, lather, or treat with soap:
   He soaped his arms and legs and then rinsed off.

Idioms

4. Idioms no soap, [uncountable] [Informal.] (used to show that a proposal, plan, etc., is not acceptable):
   "We want a raise and a promotion.''—"No soap.''

soap•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
soap•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

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soap  (sōp), n. 

1. a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
2. any metallic salt of an acid derived from a fat.
3. Informal Terms [Slang.] money, esp. as used for bribery in politics.
4. Radio and Television, Informal Terms, Show Business [Slang.] Also, soaper. See soap opera. 
5. no soap, [Informal.] no go:
   He wanted me to vote for him, but I told him no soap.

v.t. 

6. to rub, cover, lather, or treat with soap.

• WGmc (perh. Latin sāpō; compare saponify)
• Middle English sope, Old English sāpe, cognate with German Seife, Dutch zeep, all bef. 1000

soap′less, adj. 
soap′like′, adj. 

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soapie, soapy / ˈsəʊpɪ/ noun

1. 
   an informal word for soap opera