noun
suds
suhdz
noun
1
The foam or froth made when soap mixes with water.
"She scrubbed the dishes until they were covered in suds."
2
Informal: beer.
"They grabbed a few suds after the game."
How to Use Suds
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSoap bubbles/foam, or informally, beer.
When to use it
The "beer" sense is very casual slang.
Common pairings
soap suds
a few suds
Word Forms
sudsed past tense, sud singular, sudses singular
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Etymology
From an old plural form of sud, related to sod meaning "a bubbling or boiling," and connected to the verb seethe.