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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.goop - any thick, viscous mattergoop - any thick, viscous matter    
matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
2.goop - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrategoop - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB - a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape
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Translations

goop

n (esp US inf) → klebriger Schleim
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