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goo⋅ey

[goo-ee]
–adjective, goo⋅i⋅er, goo⋅i⋅est.
1. like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.
2. Informal. extremely sentimental or emotionally effusive.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; goo + -ey 1
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goo·ey   (gōō'ē)   
adj.   goo·i·er, goo·i·est
Sticky and viscous: gooey caramel.
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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gooey

and GUI
  1. n.
    a graphical user interface. (A type of computer control system that uses an orderly layout on the screen with icons and menus that are controlled by a computer mouse. Gooeyis slang; GUI is a technical acronym. See also WIMP.) : Some of the older programs that lack a gooey require a lot less memory to run.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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