goo-goo

¹ American  

[goo-goo] / ˈguˌgu /

adjective

Older Slang.

1. expressing adoration; foolishly amorous.

   They sat there making goo-goo eyes at each other.

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goo-goo ² American  

[goo-goo] / ˈguˌgu /

noun

1. an instance of the sounds a baby makes when trying to speak or the sounds an adult may make in imitation.

2. a noise that evokes the sounds a baby makes when trying to speak.

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adjective

1. regarding or evoking the sounds a baby makes when trying to speak.

verb (used without object)

1. to make the kinds of sounds a baby makes when trying to speak.

verb (used with object)

1. to interact with (someone, typically a baby) by making the kinds of sounds a baby makes when trying to speak.

goo-goo ³ American  

[goo-goo] / ˈguˌgu /

noun

1. Disparaging. a person who wants to reform government, typically in a left-wing way considered naive.

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Other Word Forms

• goo-gooism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of goo-goo

First recorded in 1900–05; perhaps an alteration of goggle ( def. )

Example Sentences

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goo-goo

Whenever the action cuts away to Coolidge’s lonely heart making goo-goo eyes at a mute, it feels like a clunky distraction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025

Pugh also has a gift for absolutely delightful goo-goo eyes at Timothee Chalamet, channeling the thirst of a generation of film fans.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2019

If you dropped a cute kitten into Michael Mann’s “Heat,” would Robert De Niro have gone all soft and goo-goo eyed?

From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2016

If I were Carl, I might tell those two love birds to stop making goo-goo eyes at each other and strap some more pallets to the fences.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2013

The car was full of sound—Shani crying and Nikki making goo-goo noises to try to calm her down, and the roar of the ambulance in front of us—but it felt as silent as a tomb.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore