Dictionary

glop en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɡlɒp/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Variation of glope.

Meanings

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

Forms

glop en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɡlɒp/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. (countable, informal) A gooey blob of some substance.
   • 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:
   • 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.

Forms

Coordinates

slop

Deriveds

hoppy glop · gloppy

Synonyms

gloop · goop · glob

Translations (2)

es emplasto (goo) · pl paćka (goo)

glop en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɡlɒp/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) 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:
   • Near-synonyms: slap, slop
2. (archaic, slang, transitive) To swallow greedily.
   • […] drinking something. Probably that nasty spinach concoction she glopped down every morning. 2014, Michelle Mankin, Captivating Bridge:

Forms

Synonyms

slop · slap · gulp