foamer

English

Etymology

From foam +‎ -er.

Foamers are called so because they foam at the mouth with awe

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Noun

foamer (plural foamers)

  1. (US, slang, sometimes derogatory) An obsessive railfan or just a fan
  2. A device that foams or froths liquid.
    1. (cooking) A screw-top culinary device that comprises a pressure vessel used to hold a liquid and is charged with a compressed gas, to force the contents out of the nozzle, to create a foam.

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