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GLOP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glop mean?
• GLOP (noun)
The noun GLOP has 2 senses:
1. any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant
2. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
Familiarity information: GLOP used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("glop" is a kind of...):
matter (that which has mass and occupies space)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("glop" is a kind of...):
sentimentalism (the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form)
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