noun
goop
goop
noun
1
Any thick, sticky, messy substance.
"Green goop oozed out of the broken glow stick."
"Wipe that goop off the counter before it dries."
verb
1
To smear or apply a thick, sticky substance onto something.
"She gooped sunscreen all over the kids before they hit the beach."
How to Use Goop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA generic, slightly childish word for any gross, gloopy substance.
Common pairings
a blob of goop
goop everywhere
gooped up
Word Forms
gooped past tense, goops plural, goops singular
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Etymology
A 1930s coinage, likely a variant of "goo," alongside similar sound-alike words like "gloop" and "glob."