1
: a viscid or sticky substance
2
: something that is overly or objectively sentimental
Examples of goo in a Sentence
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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Snail goo One of the more artful shots in Wuthering Heights features the clearish mucus of a snail trailing along a window.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Indigenous people and Spanish settlers utilized the viscous goo for medicinal purposes and waterproofing boats.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Broken eggs placed in bed as a prank are an excuse for Heathcliff to let the goo drip suggestively across his calloused hand.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
That goo becomes a recurring motif, resurfacing during her magical meet-cute later in the video.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Indigenous people and Spanish settlers utilized the viscous goo for medicinal purposes and waterproofing boats.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Broken eggs placed in bed as a prank are an excuse for Heathcliff to let the goo drip suggestively across his calloused hand.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
That goo becomes a recurring motif, resurfacing during her magical meet-cute later in the video.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goo. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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