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Goop vs Gorp - What's the difference?

goop | gorp |

As nouns the difference between goop and gorp

is that goop is a thick, slimy substance; goo while gorp is a loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.

goop

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (informal, usually, uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo.
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  • (countable, informal, derogatory, dated) A silly, stupid, or boorish person.

    • References

    * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987–1996.

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    gorp

    English

    Alternative forms

    * GORP

    Noun

    (-)
  • A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
  • *1985 , , Knopf, ISBN 039454689X, chapter 19,
  • *:"They were living in their pajamas so as not to have too much laundry. They were eating gorp for their suppers."
  • *:"I'm not even going to ask what gorp is," Sarah said,
  • *:"It's a mixture of wheat germ and nuts and dried—"
  • *1996: Brian M. Parks, gorp in rec.backcountry
  • *:...also take some cheese and hard salami and crackers which are normally not contained in gorp' to give even more variety. variety is the key here, and a bag of '''gorp''' curtails this.....unless of course you wish to pack ten different varieties of ' gorp with you :^)

    • Synonyms

    * scroggin * trail mix

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