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glop

(glŏp)

n. Slang

1. A soft soggy mixture, as of food: cafeterias serving nondescript glop.

2. Something, such as a piece of writing, that is judged to be worthless.

[Imitative of the sound of mushy food being dished out.]

glop v.

glop′py adj.

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glop

(glɒp)

n. Informal.

1. any gooey or gelatinous substance, esp. soft unappetizing food.

2. sentimentality; mawkishness.

[1940–45; expressive word akin to goop, gulp]

glop′py, adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.

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Noun	1.	glop - any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
	2.	glop - writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental treacle, mush, slop sentimentalism - the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form

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