overripe fruit
Soft, bruised produce
Overripe fruit has passed its peak ripeness and begun to deteriorate—soft, bruised, or fermented.
The phrase appears in discussions of food waste, composting, and cooking: Overripe fruit works well in smoothies and baked goods.
Figuratively, something overripe has developed past the point of appeal or usefulness.
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
- brown spotsDiscolored patches on surfaces
- mushySoft or saccharine
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- wine makingProducing fermented grape beverages
rotting · past its prime · spoiled · moldy · sweet · flies · compost · compost heap · soft · brown · decaying · fragrant · wrinkled · sticky · juicy · fallen · orchard · banana
- food gone badspoiled milk, moldy bread, rancid butter, sour milk, curdled milk
- berry pickingstrawberry picking, blueberry picking, cranberry harvest, berry basket, berry farm
- creamy foodscustard, pudding, mousse, yogurt, ice cream
- squishy thingsmarshmallow, stress ball, sponge, slime, Play-Doh
- tyramine foodsaged cheese, blue cheese, aged cheddar, parmesan, aged gouda