Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sticky wet viscous substance.
- noun Sentimental drivel.
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- noun An example of
baby talk . - verb intransitive To produce
baby talk . - noun uncountable, informal Any semi-
solid orliquid substance; especially one that issticky ,gummy orslippery ; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or abodily fluid . - noun Excessive, showy
sentimentality - verb transitive To
apply goo to something.
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- noun any thick, viscous matter
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now many of our Christians have what I call the goo-goo syndrome - good government.
The BRAD BLOG Brad Friedman 2008
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His mother thinks 'goo' is awful childish, and she is at him all the time to say 'Daddy-dinger,' but he never lets on he hears her.
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Steen: The point at which you're mixing up your own engine goo is when it goes from being a "hobby" to a "borderline deathwish" ...
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The only thing this butt-hole nitwit should be left in charge of is cleaning the brown goo from the church coffee urn.
Think Progress » Who Is Randy ‘Baby Killer’ Neugebauer? 2010
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So, as I write, yellowy green goo is building up in my lacrimal system and requires repetitive and tender cleaning every half hour or so, which is fun.
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The Sanskrit word for matter is gu, curiously similar to our English word goo, a sticky substance in which one can get stuck.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The Sanskrit word for matter is gu, curiously similar to our English word goo, a sticky substance in which one can get stuck.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The Sanskrit word for matter is gu, curiously similar to our English word goo, a sticky substance in which one can get stuck.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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They layer me in goo and basically mummify me without taking my organs.
sionnach commented on the word goo
Jane Smiley on pudding.
February 1, 2008
yarb commented on the word goo
Citation on ooze.
June 23, 2008
alpacalover commented on the word goo
goo is cool!
January 31, 2010