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goose

/ɡus/noun, verb1 syllable

Goose means: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool.

Synonyms for goose8

noun, as in a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, cuckoo, twat, zany

What does goose mean?6

noun

1

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

2

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

3

flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)

verb

1

pinch in the buttocks“he goosed the unsuspecting girl”

2

prod into action

3

give a spurt of fuel to“goose the car”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with goose?24

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Goose in a sentence

  • She wasn't hurt, but she got goose bumps when her car nearly crashed.Zifre
  • I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.FeuDRenais2
  • Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.Swift
  • What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.Zifre
  • I want to buy a pair of goose.LeeSooHa
  • The wind caused the goose to fly off course.Amastan
  • Why does that goose sit on her eggs?Zifre
  • Sami said he was covered with goose pimples.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of goose

as a noun

plural
geese

as a verb

past tense
goosed
present participle
goosing
third-person singular
gooses
past participle
goosed