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glop¹

  • /ɡlɒp/

Rhymes with -ɒp

Where it comes from

Variation of glope.

verb glops · glopping · glopped

  1. archaic, dialectal To stare in amazement.

glop²

  • /ɡlɒp/

Rhymes with -ɒp

Where it comes from

1940-45, of expressive origin. Compare goop, gulp.

noun glops

  1. informal, uncountable Any gooey substance. He inserted the needle, and in about thirty seconds the most disgusting greenish glop started to drop into the bowl.

    Similar: gloop, goop

  2. countable, informal A gooey blob of some substance. 1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Got out a jack knife & scraped glops of wax off the floor.

    Similar: glob

verb glops · glopping · glopped

  1. informal, transitive To apply (a liquid) thickly and messily. Near-synonyms: slap, slop

    Similar: slap, slop

  2. archaic, slang, transitive To swallow greedily. […] drinking something. Probably that nasty spinach concoction she glopped down every morning.

    Similar: gulp

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"glop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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glop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glop

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"glop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glop.

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@misc{glop_2026,
  title = {glop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}