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English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uː
Etymology 1
American English, known since 1903, probably from burgoo (1787) "thick porridge" ; possibly an alteration of glueNoun
- In the context of "uncountable|informal": Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one
that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague
or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid.
- I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.
- excessive, showy sentimentality
Derived terms
Translations
sentimentality
- Dutch: stroperigheid
Verb
- To apply goo to something.
- They gooed their hair with some fragrant styling product.
Verb
- To produce baby talk.
- The baby gooed, causing the parents to make sappy faces at it.
References
Esperanto
Noun
goo- the board game go
Extensive Definition
Goo is a term for a slimy, shapeless mass.
Goo may also refer to:
- Goo (programming language), a programming language in the Lisp family
- goo (search engine), a Japanese web search engine operated by NTT Resonant Incorporated
- Gasper goo, a North American fish
- Grey goo, a hypothetical future mass of self-replicating nanobots
In entertainment:
- Goo (album), by the band Sonic Youth
- Goo (Transformers), a planet in the Transformers Universe
- Goo Goo Dolls, a North American alternative rock band
- Goo Goo Gaga, a character in the television series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
GOO may refer to:
- Gastric outlet obstruction, a medical condition where the outflow of the stomach is blocked.
- Goole railway station, England; National Rail station code GOO
- Guardians of Order, defunct Canadian company of role-playing games.
goo in Esperanto: GOO
goo in Italian: GOO
goo in Japanese: グー
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
albumen, bathos, batter, bleeding heart, bonnyclabber, butter, cab, clabber, cloyingness, cornstarch, cream, curd, dope, dough, egg white, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten, gook, goop, gruel, gumbo, gunk, hearts-and-flowers, jam, jell, jelly, loblolly, maudlinness, mawkishness, molasses, mucilage, muck, mucus, mush, mushiness, namby-pamby,
namby-pambyism, namby-pambyness, nostalgia, nostomania, oversentimentalism,
oversentimentality,
pap, paste, porridge, pudding, pulp, puree, putty, rob, romanticism, semifluid, semiliquid, sentiment, sentimentalism, sentimentality, size, slop, sloppiness, slush, soap opera, sob story,
soup, starch, sticky mess, sweetness
and light, syrup, tearjerker, treacle