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goo

[goo] / gu /
NOUN
sticky substance
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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

But Baltimore has no spirit without him; the offense turns to goo and the vibes get worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The problem, though, is that the brick-coloured goo, which is dried into a powder, looks distinctly unappetising – even less appetising than the freeze-dried fare that astronauts currently have to put up with.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

In earlier episodes, we see him nod off at his cubicle and he experiences vivid dreams where black goo is emanating from his desk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

To her horror she saw that the sticky goo had been no figment of her imagination.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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