I. ˈgüp noun
( -s )
Etymology: coined ab 1900 by Gelett Burgess died 1951 American humorist and illustrator
1. : a bad-mannered child
don't act like a goop
2. slang : a dull, graceless, or simpleminded person : boob , dope
such a big nerveless goop — G.R.Stewart
he was a goop , anyway — J.T.Farrell
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration of goo (III)
: a viscid or sticky substance : goo
the goop comes from the tube — Alfred Frankenstein
glanced at the brownish goop congealed around the can — Maxwell Griffith
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably blend of goo (III) and drip
of a pen : to drop blobs of ink on paper