goo
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
American English, known since 1903, probably from burgoo (“thick porridge”) (1787), possibly an alteration of glue.
Noun
goo (uncountable)
- (uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, slime or a bodily fluid.
- I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.
- Excessive, showy sentimentality.
Synonyms
- (semi-solid or liquid substance): gloop, goop, gunk, ooze; see also Thesaurus:goo
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Verb
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
Noun
goo (plural goos)
- An example of baby talk.
- The infant's goos and gahs were endearing.
Verb
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
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “goo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Germanic, of uncertain origin
Noun
goo f (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])
- Alternative form of gouw
Anagrams
Esperanto
Noun
goo (accusative singular goon, plural gooj, accusative plural goojn)
- The board game go
Manx
Etymology 1
From Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (“to call on, invoke”).
Noun
goo m (genitive singular goo, plural googhyn)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
goo | ghoo | ngoo |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Etymology 2
Noun
goo
- Eclipsed form of coo.
Middle English
Verb
goo
- Alternative form of gon (“to go”)
References
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.
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