Origin of Invented Words Goop

About the history, origins, and definitions of the invented word goop.

ORIGINS OF INVENTED WORDS

Goop - A stupid or fatuous person. Coined by Gelett Burgess (see blurb) in his book Goops and How to Be Them (1900).

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