goo

«goo» in Mova's school dictionary: A sticky, wet, soft substance, like slime, glue or melted… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (goo, uncountable); adjective gooey

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A sticky, wet, soft substance, like slime, glue or melted cheese. tree →

2) (informal) Too much soppy, sentimental feeling, as in «romantic goo». tree →

3) Baby talk, as in «goo goo ga ga». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, children make «goo» (oobleck) from cornflour and water, which acts like a solid when pressed and a liquid when poured. In everyday life, goo is the sticky mess from slime, glue or sweets. In stories, monsters leave a trail of green goo.

examples

• My hands were covered in sticky goo from the slime. tree →
• The alien left a trail of green goo. tree →
• Cornflour and water make a strange goo. tree →
• The cake had chocolate goo in the middle. tree →
• The baby gurgled «goo goo». tree →
• The film was full of soppy goo. tree →
• That's the opinion of most of them down there, and the opinion is goo-goo-good!" tree →

note

Uncountable: «some goo», not «a goo». Adjective «gooey», as in «a gooey brownie».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «goo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.