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'
Anagrams[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Noun[edit]
goo (plural gooj, accusative singular goon, accusative plural goojn)
- The board game go
Manx[edit]
Etymology 1[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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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
goo m
- eclipsed form of coo
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coo | choo | goo |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Usage notes[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See gon.
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.
