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goop

(go͞op)

n. Slang

A sticky wet viscous substance.

[Perhaps alteration of goo.]

goop′y adj.

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goop

(ɡuːp)

1. a rude or ill-mannered person

2. any sticky or semiliquid substance

[C20: coined by G. Burgess (1866–1951), American humorist]

ˈgoopy adj

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goop

(gup)

n. Informal.

a viscous or sticky substance; goo.

[1915–20, Amer.; probably variant of goo]

goop′y, adj.

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Noun	1.	goop - any thick, viscous matter goo, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
	2.	goop - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate easy lay, Georgia home boy, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, max, soap, scoop gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB - a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape

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goop

n (esp US inf) → klebriger Schleim

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