goose

  • 31Goose — Recorded as Goce, Goss, Gosse, Goose, and others, this is an English surname, but of Norman French origins. It has several possible origins including a derivation from a French personal name Gosse , itself a short form of the name Gocelin with… …

    Surnames reference

  • 32goose —    1. obsolete    a prostitute    The common avian imagery. If she were a Winchester goose, she had syphilis, from the insalubrious church owned property in south London where the meaner prostitutes lived:     ... but that my fear is this Some… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 33goose — [[t]gus[/t]] n. pl. geese; goos•es 1) orn any of numerous wild or domesticated web footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks 2) orn… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34goose —   Nēnē. See saying, ala ala pū loa.    ♦ We heard the goose, lohe mai nei mākou i ka nēnē.    ♦ The goose honks unele unele (this suggests nele, nothing, hence failure, nothing gotten) …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 35goose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wild ▪ roast … OF GEESE ▪ flock ▪ gaggle (only used for geese on the ground) GOOSE + VERB …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 36Goose — 1. silly or foolish person; simpleton; 2. poke someone between the buttocks, usually in fun and unexpectedly; 3. unexpected poke between the buttocks (originally US slang (1900s); from late 19th C. British slang: to have sex with, to fuck, to… …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 37goose — Australian Slang 1. silly or foolish person; simpleton; 2. poke someone between the buttocks, usually in fun and unexpectedly; 3. unexpected poke between the buttocks (originally US slang (1900s); from late 19th C. British slang: to have sex with …

    English dialects glossary

  • 38goose — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. Types of geese include: gray, graylag, bean, pink footed, white fronted, snow, emperor, kelp, upland, black, barnacle, brant, Canada, Chinese, Egyptian, Orinoco. 2. [A stupid person] Syn. loony, dope, silly; see fool 1 . •… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 39goose — I n A poke between the buttocks. Somebody gave the rat fink agoose in the hall and he jumped so high he fell. 1950s II v To poke someone between the buttocks. She goosed Freddy in class and he jumped halfway across the room. 1950s III v To speed… …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 40goose — guːs n. type of swimming bird; goose meat; stupid person (Slang) n. tailor s iron v. (Slang) poke a person s buttocks (in order to surprise); rouse to action …

    English contemporary dictionary

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