"goop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡuːp/ Audio: en-us-goop.ogg [US] Forms: goops [plural]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: 1930s, perhaps a variant of goo; compare gloop. Etymology templates: {{m|en|goo}} goo, {{m|en|gloop}} gloop Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} goop (usually uncountable, plural goops)
  1. (informal, usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-goop-en-noun-ZUU4ai99
  2. (countable, informal, derogatory, dated) A silly, stupid, or boorish person. Tags: countable, dated, derogatory, informal, usually Translations (Translations): sbobba [feminine] (Italian), paćka [feminine] (Polish), babranina [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-goop-en-noun-lVhvXD9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 58 16 10 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: goopy

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡuːp/ Audio: en-us-goop.ogg [US] Forms: goops [present, singular, third-person], gooping [participle, present], gooped [participle, past], gooped [past]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: 1930s, perhaps a variant of goo; compare gloop. Etymology templates: {{m|en|goo}} goo, {{m|en|gloop}} gloop Head templates: {{en-verb}} goop (third-person singular simple present goops, present participle gooping, simple past and past participle gooped)
  1. (informal) To apply a thick, slimy, or goo-like substance. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-goop-en-verb-MiOO4prV
  2. (informal, possibly obsolete) To stare; gawk. Tags: informal, obsolete, possibly
    Sense id: en-goop-en-verb-cDL03cZb

Inflected forms

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