glop
glop · glops
Any gooey substanceAny gooey substance.
/ɡlɒp/
Meaning
2 senses(informal, uncountable)Any gooey substance.
(countable, informal)A gooey blob of some substance.
1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Got out a jack knife & scraped glops of wax off the floor.
More definitions
- any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant
- writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
1940-45, of expressive origin. Compare goop, gulp.1940-45, of expressive origin. Compare goop, gulp.
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Forms
plural: glopsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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