SLUSH

I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slusk ~ Date: 1641 1. partly melted or watery snow, loose ice crystals formed during the early stages of freezing of salt water, soft mud ; mire , refuse grease and fat from cooking especially on shipboard, paper pulp in water suspension, trashy and usually cheaply sentimental material, unsolicited writings submitted (as to a magazine) for publication, II. verb Date: 1807 transitive verb to wet or splash with ~, intransitive verb to make one's way through ~, to make a splashing sound