glop

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glop

[glop]
noun Informal.
1.
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
2.
any messy substance, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
3.
sentimentality; mawkishness.

Origin:
1940–45; expressive word akin to goop, gulp
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Glop is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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World English Dictionary
gloop or glop (ɡluːp, ɡlɑp)
 
n
informal any messy sticky fluid or substance
 
[C20: of uncertain origin]
 
glop or glop
 
n
 
[C20: of uncertain origin]
 
gloopy or glop
 
adj
 
gloppy or glop
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

glop
1943, imitative of the sound of something viscous and unappetizing hitting a dinner plate.
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Slang Dictionary

glop definition

[glɑp]
  1. n.
    unappetizing food; gunk; anything undesirable. : Do we have the same old glop again tonight?
  2. tv.
    to slop or plop something (onto something). : She glopped something horrible onto my plate.
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