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goo

American  
[goo] / gu /

noun

Informal.

  1. a thick or sticky substance.

    Wash that goo off your hands.

  2. maudlin sentimentality.

goo British  
/ ɡuː /

noun

  1. a sticky or viscous substance

  2. coy or sentimental language or ideas

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Etymology

Origin of goo

1910–15, perhaps short for burgoo

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