pea soup

noun

1
: a thick purée made of dried peas
2
: a thick fog

Examples of pea soup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Harvey House is known for its innovative takes on supper club classics such as pea soup and Lake Superior walleye. Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024 For the rest of the trip the river had the color and opacity of pea soup. Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024 These days, it’s served both hot and cold, and oftentimes with the Nordic traditional pea soup. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2023 More than 2 million bowls of pea soup served annually. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024 Teyana Taylor Hilariously Hops Up the Met Gala Steps in Her Skintight Thom Browne Skirt: Watch Underneath the plate of fried food, followers could catch a glimpse of the Met Gala's official menu, which included dishes like salmon, asparagus and pea soup. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023 So, what exactly is turning our skies into pea soup? Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023 At that point, the clouds are squeezed down and are in contact with the land’s surface, forming the kind of beach fog that can seem as thick as pea soup, but leaving sunny skies just a few miles inland. Paul Duginski, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023 And the varieties are endless–from tortilla soup to pea soup to bean soup, there’s something for everyone! Natalie Rizzo, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pea soup was in 1703

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“Pea soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pea%20soup. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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