¹goose

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noun \ˈgüs\

: any one of many different kinds of birds that swim, that are larger than ducks, and that have a long neck and webbed feet

: a female goose

: the meat of a goose used as food

plural geese \ˈgēs\

Full Definition of GOOSE

1

a :  any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi

b :  a female goose as distinguished from a gander

2

:  simpleton, dolt

3

plural goos·es :  a tailor's smoothing iron with a gooseneck handle

4

plural goos·es :  a poke between the buttocks

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Examples of GOOSE

1. <don't be such a silly goose—you're dressed just fine for the party>

Origin of GOOSE

Middle English gos, from Old English gōs; akin to Old High German gans goose, Latin anser, Greek chēn

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to GOOSE

Synonyms

berk [British], booby, charlie (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, dipstick, doofus [slang], featherhead, git [British], fool, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, nutcase, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo

Related Words

daredevil; madman, madwoman; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dork [slang], dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, gander, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, know-nothing, knucklehead, moron, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schlump [slang], schnook [slang], stock; featherbrain, scatterbrain; butt, dupe, laughingstock, mockery, monkey; chump, loser, schlemiel (also shlemiel); character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, kook, oddball, screwball, weirdo

Near Antonyms

sage, thinker; brain, genius

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with GOOSE

crouse, crus, cruse, deuce, douce, juice, loose, moose, mousse, noose, nous, puce, rhus, ruse, Russ, schuss, Seuss, sluice, spruce, truce, use, Zeus

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verb

: to touch or pinch (someone) on the buttocks

: to increase the activity or amount of (something)

goosedgoos·ing

Full Definition of GOOSE

transitive verb

1

:  to poke between the buttocks with an upward thrust

2

:  to increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of :  spur <an effort to goose newsstand sales>

First Known Use of GOOSE

circa 1880