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goo

[goo] / gu /
NOUN
sticky substance
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Where we might see unwelcome green goo, the Reavies of the world see “really interesting organisms” that are omnipresent, important, and full of information.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

Indigenous people and Spanish settlers utilized the viscous goo for medicinal purposes and waterproofing boats.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2026

When the ROV returns, there is an excited dash for the samples including seawater, sediment and a forearm-length sea lily coated with dripping orange goo.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Trefry likened this awkward time of life to the stage in a butterfly’s development when a caterpillar disappears inside a chrysalis and dissolves into goo before reforming into something entirely new.

From Salon Nov. 24, 2025

And once, when I bit into a candy bar and saw how lumpy it was, how full of secret dark spots and creamy goo, I sacrificed that as well.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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