glop

Etymology 1

Variation of glope.

verb

  1. (dialectal or archaic) To stare in amazement.

Etymology 2

1940-45, of expressive origin. Compare goop, gulp.

noun

  1. (informal, uncountable) Any gooey substance.
    He inserted the needle, and in about thirty seconds the most disgusting greenish glop started to drop into the bowl. 2012, Kathryn Lasky, Chasing Orion, page 308
  2. (informal, countable) A gooey blob of some substance.
    1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Got out a jack knife & scraped glops of wax off the floor.
    Kylarai studied me as I picked a glop of mascara from one lash. 2015, Kristen L. Middleton, W. J. May, Suzy Turner, Darlings of Darkness

verb

  1. (transitive, informal) To apply (a liquid) thickly and messily.
    He unscrewed the top from the pot, dipped the stick in, and clumsily glopped the white mess onto the handbill Minnie was holding. “You are an untidy paster.” 2012, Courtney Milan, The Duchess War
  2. (transitive, archaic) To swallow greedily.

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