- gooey
- adjective see goo
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gooey
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Gooey — was an Internet chat application that turned very popular in 1999. Gooey allows people who are simultaneously browsing the same Web sites to communicate with each other, creating big chat rooms in portals and thematic websites. Gooey was acquired … Wikipedia
gooey — 1893, Amer.Eng. slang, from goo + Y (Cf. y) (2). The first element perhaps somehow imitative, or shortened from burgoo (1787) thick porridge … Etymology dictionary
gooey — [adj] sticky, gummy adhesive, gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, soft, tacky, viscous; concept 606 Ant. dry … New thesaurus
gooey — ► ADJECTIVE (gooier, gooiest) informal 1) soft and sticky. 2) mawkishly sentimental. DERIVATIVES gooeyness noun … English terms dictionary
gooey — ☆ gooey [go͞o′ē ] adj. gooier, gooiest [ GOO + EY] Informal 1. a) sticky and viscous b) sticky and sweet 2. overly sentimental … English World dictionary
Gooey — Este artículo o sección necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 3 de noviembre de 2011. También puedes ayudar wikificando … Wikipedia Español
gooey — [[t]gu͟ːi[/t]] gooier, gooiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a food or other substance as gooey, you mean that it is very soft and sticky. [INFORMAL] These cakes are fudgy, gooey, and delicious. ...a lovely, gooey, sticky mess. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
gooey — goo|ey [ˈgu:i] adj comparative gooier superlative gooiest informal 1.) sticky and soft ▪ gooey cakes ▪ gooey mud 2.) showing your love for someone in a way that other people think is silly = ↑soppy ▪ Babies make her go all gooey … Dictionary of contemporary English
gooey — AND GUI n. a graphical user interface. (A type of computer control system that uses an orderly layout on the screen with icons and menus that are controlled by a computer mouse. Gooey is slang; GUI is a technical acronym. See also WIMP.) □ Some… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
gooey — n American a girlfriend. A fashionable, but probably ephemeral term among teenagers in late 1987 and 1988. It was probably influenced by gooey eyes (romantic looks). How s your gooey? … Contemporary slang
gooey — adjective informal 1 sticky, soft and often sweet: gooey cakes 2 expressing your love for someone in a way that other people think is silly; sentimental: Babies make her go all gooey … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
