Synonyms for gooey
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : goo-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgu i |
Définition of gooey
Origin :- 1893, American English slang, from goo + -y (2). The first element perhaps somehow imitative, or shortened from burgoo (1787) "thick porridge."
- adj sticky, gummy
- They wanted land—this gooey, slimy swamp they call 'farm land.'
- Extract from : « Letter of the Law » by Alan Edward Nourse
- They're not very big, but they're all right inside—all gooey, you know.
- Extract from : « The Little City Of Hope » by F. Marion Crawford
- Not a pillow either, for it was all soft and gooey, and he was sinking into the soft, white stuff deeper and deeper every second!
- Extract from : « Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier » by Frances Trego Montgomery
- The sainted old towel, the tainted old towel, The gooey old towel that hung on the wall.
- Extract from : « A line-o'-verse or two » by Bert Leston Taylor
- The words, stated Mr. Blumenthal, were gooey enough to hurt, and the tune reminded him of every other song-hit he had ever heard.
- Extract from : « Indiscretions of Archie » by P. G. Wodehouse
- Really, ain't it the gooey mess of heart-throbs when you come right down to it?
- Extract from : « Somewhere in Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She started to come unglued again but stopped the dissolving process just before the wet and gooey stage set in.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- All juicy or "gooey" fruits or cakes are best eaten with a fork, but in most cases it is a matter of dexterity.
- Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post
- Open a can of Maconochie and you find a gooey gob of grease, like rancid lard.
- Extract from : « A Yankee in the Trenches » by R. Derby Holmes
Antonyms for gooey
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