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gloop

British  
/ ɡluːp, ɡlɑp /

noun

  1. informal any messy sticky fluid or substance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of gloop

C20: of uncertain origin

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She has since returned to work, and fundraised for Cancer Research UK – including being gunged with 15 litres of orange gloop in the garden of the Red Lyon pub in Slinfold.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2025

And what I learned is that there is literally no way I can cultivate a jar of gray gloop with more nurturing attention than I've given most of my relationships.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2023

She also used undrained tinned chickpeas – for her, the gloop the chickpeas came in was an essential part of the sauce.

From The Guardian May 13, 2020

But the bogusness wins her a corporate consulting gig competing to develop organic face gloop, anyway.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2018

Behind her they heard the gloop gloop of the bubbling, glutinous potion.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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