goosh means that which is gushy; cloying sentimentality. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Imitative? The sense "gush" (at least) is related to gush. The sense "smush" may be related to smoosh.
noun
- That which is gushy; cloying sentimentality“What girls are saying is: "Don't treat me like that, treat me like this." Which Nancy Sinatra initially did with "These Boots Are Made For Walking"! […] And it's not the same as "Take another piece of my heart, now," and "Baby love, baby love" — all that kind of goosh.”
verb
- To move in a messy, liquid manner.“The ground gooshed in places, soggy from the winter rains.”
- To gush.“More fluid gooshed forth, arching beautifully and descending to strike Prior's arm. It was hot and gooey and repulsive.”
- To smush, to smash.“Calvin: Here's a bug plodding resolutely across the dirt. […] If he's mocking me, I'm gonna goosh him.”
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