Slurpable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Easily consumed with a slurping sound, often associated with liquids or soft foods that can be enjoyed in a playful manner
2. Describing food or beverages that can be ingested audibly, typically suggesting a fun or humorous eating experience
3. Characterizing items that lend themselves well to being sipped or noisily enjoyed, enhancing the sensory enjoyment of the meal

Etymology: "Slurpable" is a plain formation: the verb "slurp" with the suffix "-able," meaning "capable of being" or "fit for." "Slurp" itself is an imitative word, built to copy the noisy sound of sipping or sucking up liquid, so the adjective simply describes something that lends itself to that sound. The suffix does the real work here. "-able" attaches to verbs to mark what can be done to something, so a "slurpable" soup is one that can be drunk with that noisy sip. The same pattern produces words like "drinkable" or "washable," which is why the term reads so naturally even though it is a fairly modern, informal coinage.

Synonyms: drinkable, sipable, gulpable, swallowable, consumable

Antonyms: undrinkable, inedible, unswallowable, unpalatable, unconsumable