1
: a viscid or sticky substance
2
: sentimental tripe

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
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At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition. Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025 An invisible microwave shot out of the tube and made the center of the brick look like a glowing white sun; an inky goo bubbled out. Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025 So anyway, rather than wasting an episode or two on Peter Parker trying out makeshift suits or learning to master his goo and whatnot, things pick up three months later with Peter in the earliest stages of super-heroism. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 Once Sharon was inside, an employee soaked her hands and nails, then slathered them with goos, gels and paints. Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for goo

Word History

Etymology

perhaps short for burgoo

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of goo was in 1900

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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goo. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

goo

noun
: a sticky substance
gooey adjective
Etymology

perhaps short for burgoo "oatmeal gruel"

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