# goop

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡuːp/ · frequency rank #46,488

## Definitions
1. A thick, slimy substance; goo.
2. A silly, stupid, or boorish person.

## Etymology
1930s, perhaps a variant of goo; compare gloop, and glob.

## Easily confused with
- **GP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gp)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-got)
- **GOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gop)
- **Guo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-guo)
- **GSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gsp)
- **gow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gow)
- **gro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gro)
- **gor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gor)
- **GPO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gpo)
- **grow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-grow)
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-grip)
- **gosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gosh)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gore)
- **gown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gown)
- **goth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-goth)
- **GOTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-goto)
- **gout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gout)
- **gump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gump)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-gory)
- **goss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goop-vs-goss)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ggoop`, `goopp`, `gopo`, `ogop`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/goop