gooey

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is derived from goo +‎ -ey (a variant of -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’)). The noun is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡuːi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡui/ Homophone: GUI Rhymes: -uːi Hyphenation: goo‧ey === Adjective === gooey (comparative gooeyer or gooier, superlative gooeyest or gooiest) (originally US, informal) Having the consistency of goo: soft or viscous, and sticky. Synonyms: goolike, (childish) ooey-gooey, oozy Coordinate terms: gummy, icky, slimy, tacky (figurative) Emotional or sentimental, especially to an excessive extent; mushy, soppy. Synonyms: maudlin, mawkish, treacly; see also Thesaurus:mawkish Antonyms: unemotional, unsentimental (originally New York, archaic) Distasteful, unpleasant. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:unpleasant Antonyms: see Thesaurus:pleasant ==== Derived terms ==== gooey butter cake gooeyness, gooiness gooily ooey-gooey ==== Related terms ==== goo goolike ==== Translations ==== === Noun === gooey (plural gooeys or gooies) (informal) (originally Australia) A thing which is soft or viscous, and sticky. (figurative) (originally Australia, derogatory, dated) A person who is regarded as weak or worthless; a fool. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:worthless person (US, chiefly education, psychology) A person who favours closer relationships with other people and less structured settings, rather than formal, organized settings; also, an educational approach, curriculum, etc., which is less structured. Antonym: prickly ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === Gooey (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === yooge