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Entry · Tuesday, April 14, 2026

A glass of water thickened to nectar consistency. It holds its shape where ordinary water would have moved on.

Plate IV., A glass of water thickened to nectar consistency. It holds its shape where ordinary water would have moved on.

Photo by Ilona Frey on Unsplash

Thick Water

/THIK WAH-ter/  n.
  1. 1. A pre-thickened drinking water formulated for individuals with dysphagia, sold in nectar, honey, and pudding consistencies per the IDDSI framework. Drunk slowly. Reviewed with respect.
  2. 2. colloq. Water that finally got around to it.
In a sentence,

"The speech-language pathologist nodded at the 46-oz tub of thiccc Thick-It on the bedside tray and noted, for the chart, that the patient was now safely hydrating at Nectar consistency."

Etymology,

Thickened (Middle English thikne, 'to become dense') applied to drinking water in the late 20th century when speech-language pathology codified dysphagia management. The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) added formal Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 in 2017. The Thiccctionary recognizes all four levels. Pudding is the thiccccest.

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Frequently asked

Is a thick water thiccc?

Yes. Thick Water is a catalogued Thiccctionary entry, ruled on April 14, 2026 and filed in the Domestic Goods section. Every subject in the catalogue has cleared the editorial bar for girth.

What makes a thick water thiccc?

Water that finally got around to it.

Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?

Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).

Sources

  1. Photograph by Ilona Frey, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate IV.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/thick-water-thiccc/ — the shareable "Is a thick water thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, T.
  4. Catalogued under: Domestic Goods. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: pending objection from the Senior Cataloguer's office.

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