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goo

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–noun Informal.
1. a thick or sticky substance: Wash that goo off your hands.
2. maudlin sentimentality.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; perh. short for burgoo
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goo   (gōō)   
n.   Informal
  1. A sticky wet viscous substance.
  2. Sentimental drivel.

[Perhaps short for burgoo.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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goo 
1903, Amer.Eng., probably from burgoo (1787) "thick porridge."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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