goo

American  

[goo] / gu /

noun

Informal.

1. a thick or sticky substance.

   Wash that goo off your hands.

2. maudlin sentimentality.

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goo British  

/ ɡuː /

noun

1. a sticky or viscous substance

2. coy or sentimental language or ideas

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Etymology

Origin of goo

1910–15, perhaps short for burgoo

Example Sentences

Trefry likened this awkward time of life to the stage in a butterfly’s development when a caterpillar disappears inside a chrysalis and dissolves into goo before reforming into something entirely new.

From Salon

Miss Mortimer lifted a flask of orange goo and gave it a thoughtful swirl.

From Literature

But Baltimore has no spirit without him; the offense turns to goo and the vibes get worse.

From The Wall Street Journal

While its towering and sleek exoskeleton frame and otherworldly facial features — this one has human-like silver teeth, dripping in goo — remain a formidable sight, its invisible terror is what often brings the horror.

From Los Angeles Times

Forte says as blueberry goo oozes out of his pastry.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gunk
• muck
• sludge