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gooky

gooky

9.5
A soft sticky substance that feels unpleasant
  • noun
  • /ˈɡuːki/
  • Informal
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  • The children made a mess with the gooky they created during the science experiment.

Examples

  • He found some gooky stuck to his shoe after walking through the playground.

  • There was a strange gooky on the bottom of the trash can after the bag leaked.

  • I found some gooky residue on the table.

  • The gooky substance stuck to my fingers.

  • The children made a mess with the gooky glue during their arts and crafts project.

  • He found some gooky mud on his shoes after playing outside in the rain.

  • There was a strange gooky substance on the bottom of the container that smelled bad.

Synonyms

slime
vsgooky
85 1.8

A thick slippery substance that feels wet and sticky

is softer and more purely sticky rather than mainly slippery
goo
vsgooky
59 3.0

A thick sticky substance that is soft and wet

is softer and unpleasant rather than neutral in tone
gunk
vsgooky
15 4.6

Thick sticky stuff that is dirty or unpleasant

emphasizes soft unpleasant texture more than simple dirtiness
goop
vsgooky
10 7.5

A thick sticky substance that is often messy

is defined by being soft and unpleasant rather than merely messy
glop
vsgooky
  • Informal
5 9.0

A sticky, shapeless lump of wet, unpleasant material

stresses soft sticky feel more than mere shapeless appearance
gung
vsgooky
  • UK
3 9.9

A sticky, greasy dirt that is hard to remove

is softer and more about stickiness than greasy grime
gook
vsgooky
  • US
1 7.7

A thick sticky substance that is hard to remove

highlights softness and stickiness rather than only thickness
guck
vsgooky
  • Informal
1 9.5

A thick sticky substance that looks dirty and unpleasant

focuses on soft unpleasant texture rather than general messiness
sticky goop
vsgooky
  • Informal
1 5.4

A thick glue-like substance that clings to things and makes a mess

is about soft unpleasant matter rather than adhesive strength
oily mess
vsgooky
1 3.7

A dirty, greasy stain or spill that is hard to clean

is soft and sticky rather than being primarily greasy or oily
gunge
vsgooky
  • UK
8.8

A thick, sticky, dirty substance that is unpleasant to touch

points to soft unpleasant quality rather than just being dirty
slimy substance
vsgooky
4.5

A wet, slippery material that feels thick and makes things slide

is focused on soft stickiness rather than oily or moist feel
gunky residue
vsgooky
  • Informal
8.0

A sticky, unpleasant substance that stays on a surface after use

is the same material but not limited to leftover residue

Antonyms

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

How Sticky

glop
  • Informal
5 9.0
gooky
  • Informal
9.5
gook
  • US
1 7.7
residue
148 4.1

Surface Forms

gooky singular
gookys plural

Morphology

gooky = gook (transparent) = gook + y

The noun sense is either the base noun extended by '-y' or a noun use of the adjectival form; either way it transparently denotes 'a mass of gook'.

Etymology

Gooky as a noun comes from goo with the small ending -y, where goo means 'soft, sticky stuff'. So a gooky is a soft, sticky, unpleasant substance, much like a blob of 'goo'.