As a noun goose
is any of various grazing waterfowl of the family anatidae, bigger than a duck.
As a verb goose
is (slang) to sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.
As an adjective anserous is
resembling a goose.
goose English
Noun
( geese)
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, bigger than a duck
- There is a flock of geese on the pond.
The flesh of the goose used as food.
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(slang) A silly person
* {{quote-book, 1906, Langdon Mitchell, chapter=The New York Idea, Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911, page=430 citation
, passage=I'm sorry for you, but you're such a goose .}}
(archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
* Scene 3:
- Come in, tailor. Here you may roast your goose .
(South Africa, slang, dated) A young woman or girlfriend.
Usage notes
* A male goose is called a gander. A young goose is a gosling.
* A group of geese can be called a gaggle when they are on the ground or in the water, and a skein or a wedge when they are in flight.
Derived terms
* game of the goose
* goose egg
* goose game
* goose pimple
* gooseneck
* goose-step
* Mother Goose
* what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
* one's goose is cooked
See also
* duck
* eider
* gander
* swan
* waterfowl
Verb
( goos)
(slang) To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.
To stimulate, to spur.
(slang) To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
(UK slang) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.
English nouns with irregular plurals
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anserous English
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