goo
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -uː
Etymology 1 [edit]
American English, known since 1903, probably from burgoo (“thick porridge”) (1787), possibly an alteration of glue.
Noun [edit]
goo (uncountable)
- (uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid.
- I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.
- Excessive, showy sentimentality
- When dad couldn't stand the goo anymore, he stopped Tommy's tearful goodbye from the Swedish au-pair Matts, firmly smacking the boys' pants and grumbling "Now stop the goo or I'll give each of you a reason to cry!"
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Verb [edit]
goo (third-person singular simple present goos, present participle gooing, simple past and past participle gooed)
- (transitive) To apply goo to something.
- They gooed their hair with some fragrant styling product.
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
goo (plural goos)
- An example of baby talk.
- The infant's goos and gahs were endearing.
Verb [edit]
goo (third-person singular simple present goos, present participle gooing, simple past and past participle gooed)
- (intransitive) To produce baby talk.
- The baby gooed while daddy made sappy faces at it.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- “goo” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Germanic, of uncertain origin
Noun [edit]
goo ? (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
- An alternative form of gouw 'region'
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Esperanto [edit]
Noun [edit]
goo (plural gooj, accusative singular goon, accusative plural goojn)
- The board game go
Manx [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Irish guth (“voice, sound, word, vowel”).
Noun [edit]
goo m (genitive goo, plural googhyn)
Mutation [edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| goo | ghoo | ngoo |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Middle English [edit]
Verb [edit]
goo
References [edit]
p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.
