gooey

Everyday

1. Soft, sticky and wet: gooey chocolate cake. tree →
2. (informal) Too sweet and sentimental, full of soppy feelings: a gooey love song. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking and everyday life «gooey» is a happy word for melted cheese, brownies and marshmallows. In science it describes sticky substances like slime and glue. In stories it can describe something icky, or soppy romantic moments. Phrases: gooey brownies, gooey slime, go all gooey.

Examples

• The brownies were warm and gooey in the middle. tree →
• My hands got gooey making slime. tree →
• The pizza had gooey melted cheese. tree →
• Gran went all gooey when she saw the puppy. tree →
• Toasted marshmallows are gooey inside. tree →
• The film was too gooey for my brother. tree →

Note

Comparative: gooier, gooiest (y → i). From «goo», a sticky substance. Similar: sticky, squishy. «Go all gooey» (informal) means to become soft and emotional.