Adjective: gooey (gooier,gooiest) goo-ee
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Soft and sticky
"The gooey marshmallow stuck to her fingers";
- icky [informal]
- Effusively or insincerely emotional
"a gooey novel";
- bathetic, drippy [informal], hokey [N. Amer, informal], maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy [informal], schmaltzy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sentimental, sappy [informal], soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], slushy [informal], corny [informal], cutesy [informal], weepy [informal], cheesy [informal]
Derived forms: gooier, gooiest
See also: adhesive, cornball [N. Amer, informal], emotional, lovey-dovey [informal]
Encyclopedia: Gooey