/ guː; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( informal ) any unpleasant sticky wet substance
—see also gooey
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent. (originally US): perhaps from burgoo , a nautical slang term for porridge, based on Persian bulġūr bruised grain.
/ guː; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( informal ) any unpleasant sticky wet substance
—see also gooey
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent. (originally US): perhaps from burgoo , a nautical slang term for porridge, based on Persian bulġūr bruised grain.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005