goo·ey | \ ˈgü-ē 
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\gooier; gooiest
Definition of gooey
1 informal : soft, wet, and sticky
a gooey mess With its warm, gooey goodness, this dessert will bring bananas Foster to mind.— Lillian Chou Researchers in Japan have extracted a new, gooey, and potentially useful protein from the bodies of jellyfish.— S. Webb The order might also include poutine, the gooey mass of French fries smothered in gravy and melted cheese curds that is now beginning to win fans and clog arteries outside Quebec.— Charles Boberg
2 informal : excessively sweet or sentimental : cloying gooey sentimentality a gooey romance Compared with the hardscrabble mountain and mill-town tale of the father, the soft-edged suburban narrative of the stepson and Bragg's relationship with him feels gooey and romanticized.— Christopher Dickey
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Synonyms & Antonyms for gooey
Synonyms
- chocolate-box,
- cloying,
- corny,
- drippy,
- fruity,
- lovey-dovey,
- maudlin,
- mawkish,
- mushy,
- novelettish,
- saccharine,
- sappy,
- schmaltzy,
- sentimental,
- sloppy,
- slushy,
- soppy,
- soupy,
- spoony
- (or spooney),
- sticky,
- sugarcoated,
- sugary,
- wet
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gooey
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of gooey
informal : wet and sticky
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gooey
adjectivegoo·ey | \ ˈgü-ē \
gooier; gooiest
Kids Definition of gooey
: wet and sticky
gooey candy
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The first known use of gooey was in 1901
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