Definition
Full of foam or bubbles; light and insubstantial or lacking in depth or seriousness.
Etymology
From 'froth,' which comes from Old Norse 'frotha.' The '-y' suffix makes it an adjective. Originally described the physical foam on waves or drinks, but evolved to metaphorically describe things that are superficial or empty.
Kelly Says
Medieval people called the foam on top of beer 'frothy' as a sign of good quality, but today we use it to insult ideas—saying an argument is 'frothy' means it's full of air and has no real substance, which is a clever metaphor!
Translations
ARالعربية
متألق
mu-ta-li-q
CACatalà
esponjós
es-pon-jos
CSČeština
pěnivý
peh-ni-vee
DADansk
skummende
skum-men-de
DEDeutsch
schaumig
shom-ig
ESEspañol
esponjoso
es-pon-ho-so
FISuomi
vaahteräinen
vah-ter-ai-nen
HIहिन्दी
फुफ्फुस
phus-phus
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbusa
ber-boo-sa
ITItaliano
schiumoso
skwa-mo-so
KO한국어
거품이 많은
geo-pum-i ma-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
berbuih
ber-bue-ih
NLNederlands
schuimig
shom-ig
NONorsk
skummende
skum-men-de
PTPortuguês
espumoso
es-poo-mo-so
RORomână
spumoasă
spum-o-asă
RUРусский
пенистый
pen-ist-iy
SVSvenska
skummig
skum-mig
SWKiswahili
majivu
ma-jee-voo
TRTürkçe
köpüklü
kop-yoo-kloo
UKУкраїнська
пінний
pee-n-nyy