- goop
- noun Etymology: probably alteration of goo Date: circa 1918 goo, gunk • goopy adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Goop — can refer to: *A brand of waterless hand cleaner. It can also be used to pre treat fabrics to get out stains prior to washing. *A popular all purpose glue creating a flexible bond *A tire additive used in slot car racing to increase the traction… … Wikipedia
goop — [gu:p] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from goo] AmE informal a thick slightly sticky substance … Dictionary of contemporary English
goop — [ gup ] noun uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL GOOK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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goop — I n A stupid person. He is such a goop he eats his peas with his fingers. 1900s II n A sloppy, viscous, soft substance. The ice cream had melted into a bowl of goop. 1990s … Historical dictionary of American slang
goop — noun (U) AmE informal a thick, slightly sticky substance: What s that goop you re putting on your hair? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
goop — [[t]gup[/t]] n. Informal. cvb sts a viscous or sticky substance; goo • Etymology: 1915–20, amer.; prob. var. of goo goop′y, adj … From formal English to slang
goop — AND goup [gup] n. slop; gunk; bad food. □ I refuse to eat this goop. □ You get used to this goup after a while … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
goop — goop1 /goohp/, n. Informal. a bad mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor. [expressive coinage, appar. first used by Gelett Burgess in his book Goops and How to Be Them (1900)] goop2 /goohp/, n. Slang. a viscous or sticky substance; goo.… … Universalium
goop — noun a) A thick, slimy substance; goo. b) A silly, stupid, or boorish person … Wiktionary
