gloop

/ ɡluːp, ɡlɑp /

noun

1. informal,  any messy sticky fluid or substance

Other Word Forms

• gloopy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gloop¹

C20: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The gloop was knee-deep and mud pits formed next to the main stage.

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Soon, that regolith was gloop.

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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.

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Dahl's book told the story of impoverished Charlie Bucket, who wins a golden ticket to tour Wonka's chocolate factory alongside other children - the greedy Augustus Gloop, gum-loving Violet Beauregarde, spoiled Veruca Salt and television addict Mike Teevee.

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In “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” for instance, Augustus Gloop is no longer “fat”; he’s “enormous.”

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