different between goop vs bloop

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?p/
• Rhymes: -u?p

Noun

goop (usually uncountable, plural goops)

1. (informal, usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo.
2. (countable, informal, derogatory, dated) A silly, stupid, or boorish person.

Derived terms

• goopy

Verb

goop (third-person singular simple present goops, present participle gooping, simple past and past participle gooped)

1. (informal) To apply a thick, slimy, or goo-like substance.
2. (informal, possibly obsolete) To stare; gawk.

Translations

References

• “goop” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987–1996.

Anagrams

• pogo

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blu?p/
• Rhymes: -u?p

Verb

bloop (third-person singular simple present bloops, present participle blooping, simple past and past participle blooped)

1. (baseball) To make a hit just beyond the infield.
2. (informal) To produce a low-pitched beeping sound.
3. (television, transitive) To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce.
   • 1979, John Mercer, An Introduction to Cinematography (page 96)

     Optical track can be blooped by using blooping tape, which is available from motion picture equipment dealers.

Derived terms

• unblooped

Noun

bloop (plural bloops)

1. (informal) A low-pitched beeping sound.

   The robot produced a series of beeps and bloops before giving its answer to the problem.