suds

 
Pronunciation: /sʌdz/

plural noun

  • froth made from soap and water: she was up to her elbows in suds soap suds
  • North American informal beer: they keep the suds flowing all night a can of suds

verb

[with object] chiefly North American
  • lather, cover, or wash in soapy water: Martha sudsed my back
  • [no object] form suds: soft baby soap that sudsed

Derivatives

sudsy

adjective (sudsier, sudsiest)

Origin:

mid 19th century: of uncertain sense development but perhaps originally denoting the floodwater of the fens; compare with Middle Low German sudde, Middle Dutch sudse 'marsh, bog'; probably related to seethe