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goop
1[ goop ]
/ gup /
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noun Informal.
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
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Origin of goop
1Expressive coinage, apparently first used by Gelett Burgess in his book Goops and How to Be Them (1900)
Words nearby goop
gooney bird, goonies, go on line, go on record, goon squad, goop, goopy, goorie, go or no-go, goosander, goose
Other definitions for goop (2 of 2)
goop2
[ goop ]
/ gup /
noun Slang.
a viscous or sticky substance; goo.
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British Dictionary definitions for goop
goop
/ (ɡuːp) /
noun US and Canadian slang
a rude or ill-mannered person
any sticky or semiliquid substance
Derived forms of goop
goopy, adjectiveWord Origin for goop
C20: coined by G. Burgess (1866–1951), American humorist
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