Definition of goo
1 : a viscid or sticky substance
2 : sentimental tripe
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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
Recent Examples of goo from the Web
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Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (goo-lee-EHL’-mee) said Tuesday morning that the statistics run from 6 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday.
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Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (goo-lee-EHL’-mee) said Tuesday morning that the statistics run from 6 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday.
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Yerba and her colleagues melted gummies by the potful, dribbling the goo into glass cases to create color gradients and splotchy patterns.
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Origin and Etymology of goo
perhaps short for burgoo
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