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glop

noun \ˈgläp\

: a thick, wet mixture or quantity of something unpleasant

Full Definition of GLOP

1
:  a thick semiliquid substance (as food) that is usually unattractive in appearance
2
:  tasteless or worthless material
— glop·py \ˈglä-pē\ adjective
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Origin of GLOP

origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1944

Related to GLOP

Synonyms
slop, swill

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with GLOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

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