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goop
(go͞op)n. Slang
A sticky wet viscous substance.
[Perhaps alteration of goo.]
goop′y adj.
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goop
(ɡuːp)n
1. a rude or ill-mannered person
2. any sticky or semiliquid substance
[C20: coined by G. Burgess (1866–1951), American humorist]
ˈgoopy adj
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goop
(gup)n. Informal.
a viscous or sticky substance; goo.
[1915–20, Amer.; probably variant of goo]
goop′y, adj.
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