orange-juicy

comparative more orange-juicy · superlative most orange-juicy

1. informalrareResembling or characteristic of orange juice.

   Orlando: Orange-juicy fruit with a mild flavor.

   1985 June 23, Bill Sidnam, “Citrus: The Right Tree Can Deliver a Big Crop in a Small Space”, in Los Angeles Times Home, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times, →OCLC, page 17, column 1

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   Whereas at Wyndham’s Theatre, par exemple, where the great Sir Gerald has just produced yet another of those charmingly trifling A.A.M. plays, it’s cocktails all through the evening, and (’tween you and me) somewhat orange-juicy and Pussyfooty ones at that.

   1924 May 7, Blanchette [pseudonym], “Here We Go Gathering”, in The Bystander, volume LXXXII, number 1066, London, →OCLC, page 400B, column 3

   If, as was the case with me, you do not find room at a table, you may possibly succeed in squeezing in at the bar. I did so, and there I found only one kind of drink being dispensed. It was a mixture of that same sort of “champagne” and a certainly peculiar orange-juicy sort of stuff at 110 francs (or 11s) for a small glass of the concoction!

   1945 March 23, W. Walter Crotch, “Gossip on the Boulevards: Montmartre’s Faded Pleasures Barter at Frontignan; a Cezanne Discovery”, in Liverpool Echo, number 20,325, Liverpool, Lancashire, →OCLC, page 5, column 3

   Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Strong and Lisa left Monday for a short winter vacation in sunny, orange-juicy Florida.

   1966 January 6, “Society-⁠-Personals-NoBreak;-Clubs”, in The Jackson Times, volume 14 (old)/55 (new), number 47, Jackson, Ky., →OCLC, page 3, column 1

   Everything about it is what is so pitifully called “prime time” TV: the California home with its orange-juicy sense of outdoor living;[…]

   1966 January 20, Stanley Kauffmann, “Stork Comedy, Bob Miscarry in Tube Reject”, in Houston Chronicle, final edition, volume 69, number 99, Houston, Tex., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 5, page 7, column 3

   Joyous, orange-juicy Grand Marnier. The happy way to get your vitamin C.

   1974 March 26, Spirit World, “If you can’t find something here to drink, maybe you’d better stick to water”, in Omaha World-Herald, metropolitan edition, 109th year, number 162, Omaha, Neb., →OCLC, page 3, column 5

2. informalrareWith orange juice.

   ¾ cup orange juice […] ORANGE-JUICY — Orange freshness and flavor of olives accent these butterflied chops.

   1972 April 6, “Oranges, Olives Team to Savor Pork Entree”, in Sarasota Journal, final edition, volume 20, number 250, Sarasota, Fla., →OCLC, page 1-C, columns 1–2

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   Our pet baked pear dessert is this easy one in which the fruit is basted with a light orange-juicy syrup while it is in the oven. […] Ingredients: […] 1 cup strained orange juice, […]

   1954 August 25, Astrid Edington, “Pears Are Good Fruit Buy for Quick, Easy Desserts”, in The Napa Register, volume 164, number 79, Napa, Calif., →OCLC, page 3, column 4

   Cotton dresses that wrap around are easy to iron and have the same big pockets that make blue jeans so popular for housework. Three or four that can be rotated through laundry, ironing and wearing can enable a woman to look fresh and un-orange-juicy each day.

   1956 May 19, Alicia Hart, “When Is a Lady Not a Lady?”, in Fort Myers News-Press, 72nd year, Fort Myers, Fla., →OCLC, page 10, column 2

   The technical experts of the textile industry have long recognized the fact that the finish called “durable press” (not permanent, if you want to be accurate) is very handicapped in its ability to release certain types of soil. The water-borne soil, or sugar-type soil, washes out easily. The oily, milky, orange-juicy, coffee stains resist cleaning.

   1967 March 5, Margaret Dana, “Before You Buy: The Danger of Blankets That Burn”, in Des Moines Sunday Register, Des Moines, Ia., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13-G, column 4

   The gong clangs for breakfast at 10 and it doesn’t summon you again until cool, orange-juicy Bahama Mama and delicate conch fritters in a tangy mayonnaise-based sauce and a dessert of guava duff with lemon sauce.

   1980 May 4, Barbara Carlson, “A Yoga Retreat . . . . . . . . in the Bahamas”, in The Hartford Courant, volume CXLIII, number 125, Hartford, Conn.: Hartford Courant Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4F, columns 3–4