pl. n.
- froth made from soap and water.
- N. Amer. informal beer.
v.
chiefly N. Amer. cover or wash in soapy water.
▸form suds.
Derivative
Etymology
C19: perh. orig. denoting the flood water of the fens; cf. Mid. Low Ger. sudde, MDu. sudse ‘marsh, bog’; prob. rel. to seethe.
