lush
Excellent, lovely, attractive.
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Born ~2010 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
fruit trees are in bloom, everything is becoming green and lush, temperatures are nice and mild…. life is worth living
The project is the latest point of tension between tribes and mining interests in the lush pine-covered Black Hills, which encompass over 1.2 million acres, rising from the Great Plains in southwest South Dakota and e…
Wasn't the sun just lush last week ☺️
But... they DON'T go the wrong way. They actually MAKE it to her former home, and it's been DESTROYED (if you watch the Furiosa prequel movie, it was once lush jungle when she was a child), which is why she screams a…
Lush peonies in Rookwood vase. #flowers #Spring #Rookwood #floral
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Excellent, lovely, attractive. Geordie/Northern. Used freely about food, people, places, or anything pleasing. "That was lush."
"This curry is lush."
“fruit trees are in bloom, everything is becoming green and lush, temperatures are nice and mild…. life is worth living”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The project is the latest point of tension between tribes and mining interests in the lush pine-covered Black Hills, which encompass over 1.2 million acres, rising from the Great Plains in southwest South Dakota and extending into Wyoming.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Wasn't the sun just lush last week ☺️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“But... they DON'T go the wrong way. They actually MAKE it to her former home, and it's been DESTROYED (if you watch the Furiosa prequel movie, it was once lush jungle when she was a child), which is why she screams and goes back to take over Immortem's oasis.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lush peonies in Rookwood vase. #flowers #Spring #Rookwood #floral”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
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To drink (liquor) to excess.
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A person who enjoys talking about themselves.
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Mellow; soft; easily turned; fertile.
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Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
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A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
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Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.
“Lush released the following statement: "Recently, one shop within the UK&I business briefly displayed a 'Boycott Israel' message in their window.”
“Critical praise for _Scar_ and a popular live show established Lush as one of the most written-about groups of the late 1980s/early 1990s UK indie scene.”
“The lights inside are off](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/489c/live/f24b8f40-88bd-11f0-9cf6-cbf3e73ce2b9.jpg.webp)BBC The chain has apologised for any inconvenience but says it thought many of its customers shared similar concerns about the situation in Gaza Cosmetics retailer Lush has shut down all of its physical stores and online shop for one day in protest over starvation in Gaza.”
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Lax; slack; limp; flexible.
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- gert lush70%
(UK, West Country, Bristol, slang) Very nice.
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Gert lush is a quintessential Bristol and West Country English slang phrase meaning very nice or excellent. 'Gert' is a dialect intensifier meaning 'great' or 'very', and 'lush' in Bristolian usage means lovely, nice, or pleasant — distinct from its standard English meaning of verdant growth or the slang sense of drunk. The phrase is beloved by Bristolians and frequently cited as a hallmark of the city's distinct dialect. It gained national recognition through media and comedy, and is used with a mix of genuine affection and self-aware regional pride.
- plush65%
(UK) Very extravagant.