gooeyness

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noun

The state or property of being gooey.

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Meanings

noungooeyness (uncountable)

alternative gooiness

  1. uncountableThe state or property of being gooey.

    The trick to eating catheads was to get the butter on them before they got cold—then they were delicious. When, unluckily, they were allowed to get cold, they tended to a gooeyness, not unlike a wad of tired gum.

    1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 6, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 30

Origin

From gooey + -ness.

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Translations

French gluance
  • gluanceState or property
Cite this entry
APA

gooeyness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gooeyness

MLA

“gooeyness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gooeyness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gooeyness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gooeyness.

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