gooping

The deposition on paper of a blob of accumulated ink from a ballpoint pen.

Noun

  1. The deposition on paper of a blob of accumulated ink from a ballpoint pen.
    • "Such defects as failure to write, split lines, skipping, lines fainter in one particular direction, gooping (deposition of large droplets of ink), and change in density of line may result from wear, damage, or from...
    • Usually, gooping is observed after the pen changes direction, and it should in no way be interpreted as an identifying characteristic. - 2019, Linton A. Mohammed, Forensic Examination of Signatures:

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of goop