Zesty

//ˈzɛsti// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
  2. 2
    Zestful.
  3. 3
    Flamboyantly or effeminately gay. informal
  4. 4
    Gay. Internet, broadly
Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by spirited enjoyment wordnet
  2. 2
    having an agreeably pungent taste wordnet

Synonyms

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Etymology

From zest + -y.

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