goop

noun

: goo, gunk
goopy adjective

Examples of goop in a Sentence

I stepped in some goop.
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The company is also home to a podcast division, which has titles such as Office Ladies, Fly On the Wall and The goop Podcast. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 As the dinosaur ambled away, great tail swaying behind its multi-ton body, golden goop began to trickle out of the tree where the wound had just been cut. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025 Mama’s Daal is excellent to start with and not at all like the luscious and long-stewed goop scooped up at many restaurants. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025 In the books, he’s associated with vampires and werewolves; we’re reintroduced to him as this puddle of vampiric goop that sucks the life from the living and can command giant wolves. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for goop

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of goo

First Known Use

circa 1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of goop was circa 1918

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“Goop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goop. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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