gooey — 1893, Amer.Eng. slang, from goo + Y (Cf. y) (2). The first element perhaps somehow imitative, or shortened from burgoo (1787) thick porridge … Etymology dictionary
gooey — [adj] sticky, gummy adhesive, gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, soft, tacky, viscous; concept 606 Ant. dry … New thesaurus
gooey — ► ADJECTIVE (gooier, gooiest) informal 1) soft and sticky. 2) mawkishly sentimental. DERIVATIVES gooeyness noun … English terms dictionary
gooey — ☆ gooey [go͞o′ē ] adj. gooier, gooiest [ GOO + EY] Informal 1. a) sticky and viscous b) sticky and sweet 2. overly sentimental … English World dictionary
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gooey — [[t]gu͟ːi[/t]] gooier, gooiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a food or other substance as gooey, you mean that it is very soft and sticky. [INFORMAL] These cakes are fudgy, gooey, and delicious. ...a lovely, gooey, sticky mess. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
gooey — goo|ey [ˈgu:i] adj comparative gooier superlative gooiest informal 1.) sticky and soft ▪ gooey cakes ▪ gooey mud 2.) showing your love for someone in a way that other people think is silly = ↑soppy ▪ Babies make her go all gooey … Dictionary of contemporary English
gooey — AND GUI 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. Gooey is slang; GUI is a technical acronym. See also WIMP.) □ Some… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
gooey — n American a girlfriend. A fashionable, but probably ephemeral term among teenagers in late 1987 and 1988. It was probably influenced by gooey eyes (romantic looks). How s your gooey? … Contemporary slang
gooey — adjective informal 1 sticky, soft and often sweet: gooey cakes 2 expressing your love for someone in a way that other people think is silly; sentimental: Babies make her go all gooey … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
