Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal, uncountable, usually)Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.

    I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.

    Schmiere, Klebstoff, Glibber

    слизьslizʹ, вя́зкоеvjázkoje, ли́пкоеlípkoje

    слизslyz, ґлейglej

  2. (figuratively, uncountable, usually)Excessive, showy sentimentality.

    Schmalz, übertriebene Sentimentalität

    сентимента́льщинаsentimentálʹščina

  3. A noise made by a baby trying to imitate speech.

    The infant's goos and gahs were endearing.

More definitions
  • any thick, viscous matter

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom is covered in slimy goo.

  2. When medlars are bletted, they ooze goo.

  3. The medlars bletted and started to ooze goo.

  4. The alien’s body was full of disgusting green goo.

  5. The grey goo engulfs everything.

    deDie graue Schmiere verschlingt alles. — Yorwba

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sticky or gummy semi-solid or liquid substance:
Русский
By meaning 2
sticky or gummy semi-solid or liquid substance:
sentimentality:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
sticky or gummy semi-solid or liquid substance:
sentimentality:

Origin

Onomatopoeic of baby talk.

Onomatopoeic of baby talk.

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Forms

plural: goos
Singulargoo

uncountable

Synonyms

19 synonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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