gooey

English

Etymology

From goo +‎ -ey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuː.i/

• Audio (US); [ˈɡʉu̯.ii̯]:

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• Homophone: GUI
• Rhymes: -uːi

Adjective

gooey (comparative gooier, superlative gooiest)

1. of or relating to goo
2. soft, sticky and viscous

   gooey liquid

3. (figuratively) sentimental

Synonyms

• gummy
• icky
• sticky

Derived terms

• gooey butter cake
• gooeyness, gooiness
• gooily
• ooey-gooey

Translations

of or relating to goo

• Bulgarian: кашест (kašest)
• Dutch: papperig (nl), slijmachtig (nl)
• Finnish: tahmainen, mönjäinen
• Swedish: kletig (sv)

soft, sticky and viscous

• Bikol Central: mapulot (bcl)
• Bulgarian: лепкав (bg) (lepkav)
• Dutch: zacht (nl), kleverig (nl), visceus
• Finnish: tahmea (fi)
• French: gluant (fr)
• German: klebrig (de), zähflüssig (de)
• Greek: γλοιώδης (el) (gloiódis)
• Plautdietsch: bakrich
• Portuguese: gosmento, melequento (pt) (Brazil)
• Serbo-Croatian: gnjecav (sh), ljigav (sh)
• Swedish: geggig

Anagrams

• yooge