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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat
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as in insubstantial
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
the sort of frothy costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls
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Recent Examples of frothy
Take her frothy blue Chanel couture princess gown, or her golden sequined Valentino gown with a plunging neckline.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
But its first season made for a frothy watch, especially thanks to charming turns from performers like Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, and Christina Hendricks.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Starbucks is offering free cold foam with its cold drinks from May 7 to May 11
The coffee chain is also adding a new flavor: Brown Sugar Cream Cold Foam
The spring menu features two limited-time cold foams, Lavender Cream and Cherry Cream
Starbucks cold foam fans are in for a frothy treat.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 May 2025
More than 300 years later, relationship-advice columns are still often dismissed as frothy features of women’s magazines.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
But its first season made for a frothy watch, especially thanks to charming turns from performers like Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, and Christina Hendricks.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Starbucks is offering free cold foam with its cold drinks from May 7 to May 11
The coffee chain is also adding a new flavor: Brown Sugar Cream Cold Foam
The spring menu features two limited-time cold foams, Lavender Cream and Cherry Cream
Starbucks cold foam fans are in for a frothy treat.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 May 2025
More than 300 years later, relationship-advice columns are still often dismissed as frothy features of women’s magazines.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frothy
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The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.—
Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2024
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Fred looked, well, a little goofy and the explosion wasn't nearly as impressive.—
Joe Salas
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Primus specialize in bass-heavy, off-kilter rock with a goofy sense of humor.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2025
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Trump and Musk are truly onions made of glass: shiny orbs of one insubstantial layer over another, with nothing in the center, liable to be shattered under the slightest pressure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Nineteen is certainly a lot lower than 42, but, um, 19 over the course of 94 episodes of television is not exactly and insubstantial amount.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Their plastic exterior and foamy plastic insulation does not have the best track record for the earth or the health of those who manufacture it.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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No matter your choice of pod, the coffee is rich and flavorful with a layer of foamy crema on top.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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Castillo’s short novel is a giddy character study of an unpleasant young male type.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Attendees had the chance to film themselves posing against the canola field backdrop from When Life Gives You Tangerines or jumping high into the air like a giddy Thanos with the aid of a Squid Game trampoline.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The line between triumph and tragedy is incredibly thin, and 100 Foot Wave conveys that simultaneous elation and danger with every swooping drone shot of a surfer cutting a line through a swell and every splash of filmy foam on the camera lens.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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Alas, during one night siege (silly enough to not scare the little ones, even as the entire village repeatedly goes up in flames), Hiccup aims his weapon at the shape of a Night Fury (no one, we’re told repeatedly, as ever really seen one), shoots, and … what!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Still, sometimes Forrest’s demands seemed nitpicky, silly even.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The hit isn’t unsubstantial: In 2024, textile exports to the United States accounted for 10.7 percent of China’s total textile exports, valued at $14.8 billion, and 22.7 percent of China’s total apparel exports, or $36.1 billion’s worth.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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The algorithm fed the Giants pitcher a savory yet unsubstantial diet of short-form content.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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