glop

[glop]

noun

Informal.

1. unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.

2. any messy substance, especially of a semiliquid consistency.

3. sentimentality; mawkishness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glop¹

First recorded in 1940–45; expressive word akin to goop ² gulp

Example Sentences

Next, Doc’s Rube Goldberg-ian breakfast contraption whirs to action with burned toast and a glop of overflowing dog food, implying that he and his dog Einstein have themselves been missing for a while.

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In the palm of your hand, it looks like a glop of hair gel.

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Remove as much of the glop as possible, then put the seeds in a colander and run under water, picking out and rinsing the individual seeds.

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No green pea soup here; instead, vile CG black glop spews forth freely.

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And lots of those plastic coffee drink domes smeared with whipped cream and smudges of caramel sauce glop.

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Related Words

• goo 
• grease 
• gunk 
• muck 
• sediment 
• silt 
• slime