goo-goo

[ goo-goo ]

/ ˈguˌgu /

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adjective Older Slang.

expressing adoration; foolishly amorous: They sat there making goo-goo eyes at each other.

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Origin of goo-goo

First recorded in 1900–05; perhaps an alteration of goggle

Napalm is the infamous, goo-like substance that burns quickly when lit on fire and adheres easily to skin.
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On Dec. 10, at 8:27 a.m., baby Quentin came into the world purple and covered in white goo.
No Sex For Six Weeks After Giving Birth? It’s Too Long!|Aurora Snow|December 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By the third take, the goo was dripping off my lips, and I heard Steven yell, ‘Cut!’
‘Jurassic Park’ Turns 20: Film Memories With Ariana Richards|Anna Klassen|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She makes personal appearances and people go goo-goo ga-ga over her—all over the U.S. and internationally.
The Economy of the Aging Sex Kitten|Nicole LaPorte|November 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

New leaders come to Washington and immediately get stuck in the bureaucratic goo.
Manifesto for a New Politics|Philip K. Howard|September 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And to this day the Indians say that when a baby cries "Goo" he remembers the time when he conquered the mighty Glooskap.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
Indeed, The Hopper's spirits rose under his continued "goo-gooing" and chirruping.
A Reversible Santa Claus|Meredith Nicholson
As for Mabel, she was one of them gushy, goo-gooey kind of girls, and she was as struck with the shebang as her dad.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
Dave shrugged his shoulders and replied evasively: "Pretty goo' fishin' groun' here at 'Pete's Patch.'"
The Castaways of Pete's Patch|Carroll Watson Rankin
My missis an' the maids they won't goo near the church to-night, an' I wager no one else won't, neither.
A Bit O' Love (Fourth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy