foamy adj. + Add to list US //ˈfoʊmi// UK //fˈəʊmi// foamy SynonymsEtymology Synonyms bubblingbubblyeffervescingfoamingfrothingfrothyspumyOriginGMW-PRO*faimag→OEfāmiġ→MEfomy→ENfoamy From Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ (“frothy, foamy”), from Proto-West Germanic faimag, faimīg, equivalent to foam + -y.