Goosh

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which is gushy; cloying sentimentality uncountable

    "What girls are saying is: "Don't treat me like that, treat me like this." Which Nancy Sinatra initially did with "These Boots Are Made For Walking"! […] And it's not the same as "Take another piece of my heart, now," and "Baby love, baby love" — all that kind of goosh."

Verb
  1. 1
    To move in a messy, liquid manner. informal

    "The ground gooshed in places, soggy from the winter rains."

  2. 2
    To gush. informal

    "More fluid gooshed forth, arching beautifully and descending to strike Prior's arm. It was hot and gooey and repulsive."

  3. 3
    To smush, to smash. informal

    "Calvin: Here's a bug plodding resolutely across the dirt. […] If he's mocking me, I'm gonna goosh him."

Synonyms

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dink

Example

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"The ground gooshed in places, soggy from the winter rains."

Etymology

Imitative? The sense "gush" (at least) is related to gush. The sense "smush" may be related to smoosh.

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