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gooey

[ goo-ee ]

/ ˈgu i /

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adjective, goo·i·er, goo·i·est.

like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.

Informal. extremely sentimental or emotionally effusive.

Origin of gooey

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; goo + -ey¹

Words nearby gooey

goody, goody two shoes, goody two-shoes, goody-goody, goodyear, gooey, goof, goof on, goof up, goof-off, goof-up

Example sentences from the Web for gooey

Waiters hoisting massive, gooey hazelnut dacquoise cakes spoon-feed the dancing guests encircling the stage.

A Mad Feast Is the Next 'Sleep No More' |Nina Strochlic |February 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“It was so awful and sentimental and gooey,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.

Jim Carrey’s Rant Against ‘Kick-Ass 2’ and 13 Other Stars Who Hate Their Own Films |Marlow Stern |June 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Inside it is soft and gooey but someday it will grow into something wonderful.

In Defense of a Good Guy With a Gun |Brian Castner |April 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A stuntman in a fire suit, gooey with fire repellant, naturally.

Newsweek Sets Charlie Sheen on Fire |The Daily Beast Video |June 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Leaving it open, place the sandwich in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and gooey.

Would You Eat This Sandwich? |Petrit Husenaj |October 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The sainted old towel, the tainted old towel, The gooey old towel that hung on the wall.

A line-o'-verse or two |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.

Indiscretions of Archie |P. G. Wodehouse
She started to come unglued again but stopped the dissolving process just before the wet and gooey stage set in.

Highways in Hiding |George Oliver Smith
Really, ain't it the gooey mess of heart-throbs when you come right down to it?

Somewhere in Red Gap |Harry Leon Wilson
Open a can of Maconochie and you find a gooey gob of grease, like rancid lard.

A Yankee in the Trenches |R. Derby Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for gooey

gooey

/ (ˈɡuːɪ) /

adjective gooier or gooiest informal

sticky, soft, and often sweet

oversweet and sentimental

Derived forms of gooey

gooily, adverb