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goop
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u?p/
- Rhymes: -u?p
Noun
goop (usually uncountable, plural goops)
- (informal, usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- (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)
- (informal) To apply a thick, slimy, or goo-like substance.
- (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
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gorp
English
Alternative forms
- GORP
Etymology
The Oxford English Dictionary cites a 1913 reference to the verb "gorp", meaning "to eat greedily". The occasionally theorised good old raisins and peanuts is probably a backronym.
Noun
gorp (uncountable)
- A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- 1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, Knopf, ?ISBN, chapter 19,
- "They were living in their pajamas so as not to have too much laundry. They were eating gorp for their suppers."
- "I'm not even going to ask what gorp is," Sarah said,
- "It's a mixture of wheat germ and nuts and dried—"
- 1996: Brian M. Parks, gorp in rec.backcountry
- ...also take some cheese and hard salami and crackers which are normally not contained in gorp to give even more variety. variety is the key here, and a bag of gorp curtails this.....unless of course you wish to pack ten different varieties of gorp with you :^)
- 1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, Knopf, ?ISBN, chapter 19,
Synonyms
- scroggin
- trail mix
Anagrams
- PROG, Prog, prog, prog.
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