glop

glop
/glop/, n. Informal.
1. unappetizing food, esp. of a semiliquid consistency.
2. any messy substance, esp. of a semiliquid consistency.
3. sentimentality; mawkishness.
[1940-45; expressive word akin to GOOP, GULP]

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