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goose


2goose

verb
goosedgoos·ing

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>
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First Known Use of GOOSE

circa 1880

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