plural goo-goos
disparaging
: a member or advocate of a political reform movement
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
And back in September, the BBC reported that German officials were also looking at Britain’s Rwanda deportation plan with goo-goo eyes.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
But this is really about the rush of watching Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt making goo-goo eyes at each other in between the occasional explosions, high-pursuit car chases, shoot-outs and industry in-jokes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Before and immediately after the trade deadline and during All-Star weekend, James and Irving expressed their mutual admiration, all but cooing and exchanging goo-goo eyes.
—Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
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This is what he’s told every girl who was goo-goo Lady Gaga over him and who wanted to press him into a relationship.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
And back in September, the BBC reported that German officials were also looking at Britain’s Rwanda deportation plan with goo-goo eyes.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
But this is really about the rush of watching Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt making goo-goo eyes at each other in between the occasional explosions, high-pursuit car chases, shoot-outs and industry in-jokes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Before and immediately after the trade deadline and during All-Star weekend, James and Irving expressed their mutual admiration, all but cooing and exchanging goo-goo eyes.
—Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
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“Goo-goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goo-goo. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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