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goop

1 American  
[goop] / gup /

noun

Informal.

  1. a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.

goop 2 American  
[goop] / gup /

noun

Slang.

  1. a viscous or sticky substance; goo.

goop British  
/ ɡuːp /

noun

  1. a rude or ill-mannered person

  2. any sticky or semiliquid substance

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Other Word Forms

  • goopy adjective

Etymology

Origin of goop1

Expressive coinage, apparently first used by Gelett Burgess in his book Goops and How to Be Them (1900)

Origin of goop2

1955–60; expressive coinage akin to glop, gook 1, etc.

Example Sentences

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I hold up a corner bit of postcard that’s covered in red goop.

From Literature

The occasional candy and nut coating to match the goop hidden inside.

From Salon

I shook his hand and tried to ignore the red goop that was smeared in his hair and down the back of his head.

From Literature

Chef endorsements are probably doubly important for fake cheese, since people know it today as disappointing goop.

From Salon

That beige-colored goop had small pieces of particles floating in it before it became stiff from sitting and waiting to be used again.

From Salon

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