goo
Meanings
Plural: goos
Noun
- any thick, viscous matter
- Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.
- Excessive, showy sentimentality.
- A noise made by a baby trying to imitate speech.
Verb
- To apply goo to something.
- To produce baby talk.
- Elongated form of go.
- Pronunciation spelling of go.
Origin / Etymology
American English, attested since 1903, possibly from burgoo (“thick porridge”); alternatively, an alteration of glue.
Synonyms
gleet, gloop, glop, goo, gook, goop, guck, gum, gunge, gunk, ick, mawkishness, muck, ooze, paste, saccharinity, slime, slop, sludge, sugariness
Scrabble Score: 4
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