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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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Slang Dictionary
goo [gu]

  1. n.
    some sticky substance; gunk. : There is some sort of goo on my plate. Is that meant to be my dinner?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

goo 
1903, Amer.Eng., probably from burgoo (1787) "thick porridge."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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