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goo

goo

59 3.0
A thick sticky substance that is soft and wet
  • noun
  • /ɡu/
translation icon : sustancia pegajosa
  • As you can see, there is no goo left at all on these seed coatings.

Yeah, the Mcnuggies is just goo that they bred goo.

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Examples

  • Her lips were cracked, covered with thick, flaky goo, and she was desperately thirsty.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The sticky, colorful goo dripped down the side of the cake.

  • Look at that pink hot goo in the middle.

  • Stage 2: Warm liquid goo phase beginning.

  • You broke my heart... so that you could stay home and make some green goo.

  • A strange man was putting goo into the gum!

  • OK, so sheet masks, you open them up, there's all the goo, you put it on.

  • Freshly spilt asphalt was melting into a black goo in the other direction.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • In the lab, he concocted a colorless, hygroscopic goo that would turn liquid and green in about three hours.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After the experiment, there was a thick goo covering the table.

Synonyms

grease
vsgoo
127 1.8

A thick oily material used to make engine parts move smoothly

is the neutral general term not limited to oily or lubricating types
slime
vsgoo
85 1.8

A thick slippery substance that feels wet and sticky

is more general and does not stress slipperiness or feel
sludge
vsgoo
30 4.8

A thick, wet, muddy substance that comes from dirty water

is a general term for thick sticky materials not limited to waste
gunk
vsgoo
15 4.6

Thick sticky stuff that is dirty or unpleasant

is a neutral label for any thick sticky or viscous substance
glob
vsgoo
15 4.8

A small thick sticky piece of something like honey or paint

is broader, covering any amount or form of thick sticky material
goop
vsgoo
10 7.5

A thick sticky substance that is often messy

is the broad neutral term for any thick sticky or viscous material
ooze
vsgoo
7 4.0

A thick sticky liquid that is soft and wet

is more general and does not emphasize liquid or semi liquid state
glop
vsgoo
  • Informal
5 9.0

A sticky, shapeless lump of wet, unpleasant material

is the general neutral term for thick sticky or viscous material
gook
vsgoo
  • US
1 7.7

A thick sticky substance that is hard to remove

is a general neutral word for any thick sticky or viscous substance
guck
vsgoo
  • Informal
1 9.5

A thick sticky substance that looks dirty and unpleasant

is the neutral label for any thick sticky or viscous substance
slimeball
vsgoo
1 7.9

A small soft lump of sticky, wet material

is the general term for thick sticky material, not only small blobs
oily mess
vsgoo
1 3.7

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

is broader and neutral, not focused on greasiness or messiness
sticky goop
vsgoo
  • Informal
1 5.4

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

is the general term for thick sticky material without stressing adhesiveness
4.5

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

is broader, covering sticky or viscous substances without moist emphasis
gunge
vsgoo
  • UK
8.8

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

is the neutral category for thick sticky or viscous materials
waxy residue
vsgoo
5.3

A sticky, greasy film that stays on a surface after something melts or someone puts it on

is broader, meaning any thick sticky or viscous substance not just films

Antonyms

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

420 1.0

Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice

325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

Compounds

2 8.4

A Chinese dish with chicken and mushrooms in a light sauce

goo-goo face
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A silly loving face people make to amuse or show love to a baby

How Sticky

tar
65 4.1
goo
59 3.0
slime
85 1.8
syrup
203 1.0
water
1.0

Surface Forms

goo singular
goos plural

Etymology

The word goo is a simple word, often used by children, for any thick, sticky substance. Think of gooey, which means 'sticky and soft', so goo is the sticky stuff itself.