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Goo vs Slims - What's the difference?

goo | slims |

As verbs the difference between goo and slims

is that goo is to apply goo to something or goo can be to produce baby talk while slims is (slim).

As a noun goo

is (uncountable|informal) any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid or goo can be an example of baby talk.

goo

English

Etymology 1

American English, known since 1903, probably from (1787), possibly an alteration of glue.

Noun

(-)
  • (uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid.
  • ''I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.
  • Excessive, showy sentimentality
  • ''When dad couldn't stand the goo anymore, he stopped Tommy's tearful goodbye from the Swedish au-pair Matts, firmly smacking the boys' pants and grumbling "Now stop the goo or I'll give each of you a reason to cry!"
    Derived terms
    * from goo to you by way of the zoo * gooey * gooeyness
    Synonyms
    * gloop * glop * gook * goop * gunge * gunk * gum * muck * ooze * paste * slop * sludge

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply goo to something.
  • ''They gooed their hair with some fragrant styling product.

    Etymology 2

    (onomatopoeia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An example of baby talk.
  • ''The infant's goos and gahs were endearing.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To produce baby talk.
  • ''The baby gooed while daddy made sappy faces at it.

    See also

    * gaga, ga-ga * goo-goo

    References

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    slims

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (slim)
  • ----

    slim

    English

    Adjective

    (slimmer)
  • Slender, thin.
  • # (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
  • Movie stars are usually slim , attractive, and young.
  • # (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.
  • # (of an object) Long and narrow.
  • # (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
  • (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
  • I'm afraid your chances are quite slim .
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Wolves' debatable third in the last 10 minutes, with the ball only crossing the line by the slimmest of margins if at all, ensured a cracking finale, although City would have been left aggrieved had they let the win slip. }}
  • (South Africa) Sly, crafty.
  • Synonyms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
  • I only smoke slims .
  • (East Africa) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
  • * {{quote-book, 2003, Charled F. Gilks, editors=David A. Warrell et al., chapter=HIV in the Developing World, Oxford Textbook of Medicine, edition=4th ed., volume=Volume 1 citation
  • , passage=As in the West, only about 50 per cent of patients with slim fully investigated will have a putative pathogen identified.}}
  • (slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
  • Alternative forms

    * (AIDS) Slim

    Verb

  • To lose weight in order to achieve slimness
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