goo
n. uncountablen. a sticky, wet, or thick substance that is often unpleasant to touch. You might use this word for spilled syrup or thick mud.
n. a viscous, sticky, or slimy substance, typically of an indeterminate or messy nature. Often carries a connotation of mild disgust or messiness.
The kids got green goo all over the carpet.
After the pipe leaked, a strange black goo started oozing from the corner of the basement floor.
The scientist carefully scraped the bioluminescent goo from the cave wall, hoping the sticky secretion contained the enzymes needed for her research.
Etymology tree English burgoo? Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Late Latin glūs Old French glubor. Middle English glew English glue? English goo American English, attested since 1903, possibly from burgoo (“thick porridge”); alternatively, an alteration of glue.
Onomatopoeic of baby talk.
See go.
Typically functions as a mass noun; when used in the plural, it refers to different types or instances of sticky substances.