"goop" meaning in English

See goop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡuːp/ Audio: en-us-goop.ogg Forms: goops [plural]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: 1930s, perhaps a variant of goo; compare gloop. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} goop (usually uncountable, plural goops)
  1. (informal, usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually Translations (A thick, slimy substance): Pampe [feminine] (German), sbobba [feminine] (Italian), paćka [feminine] (Polish), babranina [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-goop-en-noun-ZUU4ai99 Disambiguation of 'A thick, slimy substance': 100 0
  2. (countable, informal, derogatory, dated) A silly, stupid, or boorish person. Tags: countable, dated, derogatory, informal, usually
    Sense id: en-goop-en-noun-lVhvXD9I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: goopy

Verb

IPA: /ɡuːp/ Audio: en-us-goop.ogg 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. 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 48 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 6 52 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 6 52 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 66 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 6 63 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 5 67 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 4 50 25
  2. (informal, possibly obsolete) To stare; gawk. Tags: informal, obsolete, possibly
    Sense id: en-goop-en-verb-cDL03cZb

Inflected forms

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