/ glɒp; NAmE glɑːp/ noun
[ U ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) a thick wet substance that looks, tastes or feels unpleasant
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: the letters gl , o , and p are said to be symbolic of semi-liquid matter (compare with gloop ).
/ glɒp; NAmE glɑːp/ noun
[ U ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) a thick wet substance that looks, tastes or feels unpleasant
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: the letters gl , o , and p are said to be symbolic of semi-liquid matter (compare with gloop ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005