Etymology

goo

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Today it means: Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen. Full definition →

English glue? ← Middle English glew ← Old French gl
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goo · noun, verb1

  1. Englishburgood
  2. Proto-Germanic*bermô?
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bermō
  4. Old Englishbeorma
  5. Welshburym
  6. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂ulis
  7. Latincaulis
  8. Proto-Brythonic*kawl
  9. Middle Welshcawl
  10. Welshcawl
  11. Persianبرغول
  12. Persianپرغول
  13. Arabicبُرْغُل (burḡul)der.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵews-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵéwstus
  16. Proto-Italic*gustus
  17. Latingustus
  18. Middle Frenchgoût
  19. Middle Frenchragoûter
  20. Frenchragoût
  21. Englishragout?
  22. Englishburgoo?
  23. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  25. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  26. Latinglūten
  27. Late Latinglūs
  28. Old Frenchgl
  29. Middle Englishglew
  30. Englishglue?
  31. English todaygoo

American English, attested since 1903, possibly from burgoo (“thick porridge”); alternatively, an alteration of glue.

goo · noun, verb2

Onomatopoeic of baby talk.

goo · verb3

See go.

Goo · proper noun4

From the Korean surname, spelling variant of Koo. Also see Gu.

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