Definition of goo
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: a viscid or sticky substance
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: sentimental tripe
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What's this goo all over the stove?
the latest goo from a children's author who knows how to lay it on thick
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The fuel goo spreads around a mold that has been lowered inside.
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As soon as the alligator snaps her mouth shut, the watermelon cracks and reveals blue goo – the couple is having a baby boy.
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The gator immediately clamps down on the melon, which is filled with blue goo to indicate their new baby's gender.
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Footage from the station shows the roadway covered in yellow goo.
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Since then, the invader has harmed important crops including grapes, fruit trees, hop plants and hardwoods, and left gardens, decks and patio furniture in more than a dozen Pennsylvania counties covered in goo.
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Instead of jettisoning their waste into space, astronauts could have the option to recycle their waste into a spread of edible goo rich with proteins and fats, researchers said.
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Each pie contained a layer of bright goo that barely moved when shaken.
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The goo hardened into something brittle, geological.
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Origin and Etymology of goo
perhaps short for burgoo
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First Known Use: 1900
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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