Perusal vs Goo - What's the difference?
perusal | goo |
The act of perusing; studying something carefully.
* {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
, chapter=5 (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.
Excessive, showy sentimentality
To apply goo to something.
As nouns the difference between perusal and goo
is that perusal is the act of perusing; studying something carefully while 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.As a verb goo is
to apply goo to something or goo can be to produce baby talk.perusal
English
Noun
citation, passage=These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.}}
goo
English
Etymology 1
American English, known since 1903, probably from (1787), possibly an alteration of glue.Noun
(-)- ''I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.
- ''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 * gooeynessSynonyms
* gloop * glop * gook * goop * gunge * gunk * gum * muck * ooze * paste * slop * sludgeVerb
(en verb)- ''They gooed their hair with some fragrant styling product.