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goop

1

[ goop ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.


goop

2

[ goop ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a viscous or sticky substance; goo.

goop

/ É¡³Ü˱è /

noun

  1. a rude or ill-mannered person
  2. any sticky or semiliquid substance
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ´Ç´Ç±è²â, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of goop1

Expressive coinage, apparently first used by Gelett Burgess in his book Goops and How to Be Them (1900)

Origin of goop2

1955–60; expressive coinage akin to glop, gook 1, etc.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of goop1

C20: coined by G. Burgess (1866–1951), American humorist
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Chef endorsements are probably doubly important for fake cheese, since people know it today as disappointing goop.

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That beige-colored goop had small pieces of particles floating in it before it became stiff from sitting and waiting to be used again.

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And in that goop is where our show lives.

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Grease a 12-cup muffin pan with cake goop or baking spray.

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In the winter of 1960–61, virologist David Tyrrell, who ran the Common Cold Unit in the United Kingdom, and co-workers looked for viruses in the boys’ handkerchief goop.

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