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goose en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ɡʉːs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ɡuːs/ (Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
(General-American) audio
/ɡʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
/ɡus/ (General-American)
/ɡʉ͡ws/ (British, Southern, Standard)
gōōs
audio SSB

Etymology

PIE word *ǵʰh₂éns Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns Proto-Germanic *gans Old English gōs Middle English gos English goose From Middle English goos, gos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Cognates Compare West Frisian goes, North Frisian göis (also Fering-Öömrang dialect North Frisian gus; Sölring dialect North Frisian Guus; Heligoland dialect North Frisian gus), Low German Goos, Gans, Dutch gans, German Gans, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian gås, Icelandic gæs, Irish gé, Latin ānser, Latvian zùoss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë, Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá). * The tailor's iron is so called from the likeness of the handle to the neck of a goose.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
- The goose, reputed to possess high generative power, was sacred to Priapus. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 198:
- A group of geese is called a gaggle. 2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC:
- There is a flock of geese on the pond.
(countable, qualifier:strictly, uncountable) A female goose.
- Ganders and geese are at their best for stock from two to ten years old. They live to a great age—it is stated to thirty or more years—but after ten years they cannot be reckoned upon as reliable assets on a farm. Two years old is the best age to mate them, making up pens of a gander and two or three geese at the New Year. It is difficult sometimes to distinguish ganders from geese. A practical man is, however, rarely mistaken. 1902, Lewis Wright, “Geese and Swans”, in The New Book of Poultry […], London; […]: Cassell and Company, Limited, page 560, column 1:
(uncountable) The flesh of the goose used as food.
- Mrs. Cratchit made the gravy (ready beforehand in a little saucepan) hissing hot; Master Peter mashed the potatoes with incredible vigour; Miss Belinda sweetened up the apple-sauce; Martha dusted the hot plates; Bob took Tiny Tim beside him in a tiny corner at the table; the two young Cratchits set chairs for everybody, not forgetting themselves, and mounting guard upon their posts, crammed spoons into their mouths, lest they should shriek for goose before their turn came to be helped. 1843, Charles Dickens, “Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits”, in A Christmas Carol:
(countable, qualifier:plural geese or gooses, slang, uncountable) A silly person.
- Surely I needn’t explain to you gooses that none of you, not even you, Caro, have the sort of dowry or connections or the appeal that such a match would require. 2019, Julia London, The Princess Plan, HQN Books, →ISBN:
- Have you stopped to think, you gooses, that Andy might not wish you to give it away? 1994, Barbara Benedict, Love and Honor, New York, N.Y.: Jove Books, →ISBN, page 65:
- I'm sorry for you, but you're such a goose. 1906, Langdon Mitchell, “The New York Idea”, in John Gassner, editor, Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911, published 2000, →ISBN, page 430:
- You gooses. I didn’t accept his proposal. Mrs Plackett did. She did because she would. Don’t you see? 2014, Julie Berry, The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, New York, N.Y.: Roaring Brook Press, Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, →ISBN:
(archaic, countable, uncountable) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
- Come in, tailor. Here you may roast your goose. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
(South-Africa, countable, dated, slang, uncountable) A young woman or girlfriend.
(historical, uncountable) An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
geese	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (283)

fur ocje (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · pt ganso (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · wym gaons (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ckv ngu (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kim қас (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · rom papin (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sw bata bukini (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kca-nor ԓәнт (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · am ዝይ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · as ৰাজহাঁহ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · egy srw (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · alt кас (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sl gosak (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · yrk-tun ябто (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · inh гӏаж (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · gag kaaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sa हंस (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · dng ңә (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · te పెద్దబాతు (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cop ⲣⲟ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · de Gans (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · it papero (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ka ბატი (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · es ansarón (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sv gås (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · io ganso (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cy gŵydd (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sms čuânj (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · yue 鵝肉 /鹅肉 (flesh of a goose used as food) · wa oye (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · arz وز (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kqr ansa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sm kusi (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lzz კაზი (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · la avica (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nds Goos (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · rgn oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · uz gʻoz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · pi haṃsa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · zu ihansi (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sh гуска (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ga gé (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · shn ႁၢၼ်ႇ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nrf pithotte (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · es ganso (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sq patë (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lv zoss (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ia ansere (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · frp ôye (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · it oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · uga 𐎜𐎇 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · srn gansi (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kaa g'az (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · fr oie (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ast gansu (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · stq Gäise (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · aqc хъаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tab гъаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sk hus (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bn হাঁস (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lo ຫ່ານ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · myv дига (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · enm goos (flesh of a goose used as food) · dlg каас (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ady къаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kw goodh (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mnc ᠨᡳᠣᠩᠨᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ary وزة (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kmr qaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · vec oco (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · da gås (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · hu lúd (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cmn 雁 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · eu antzara (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ms angsa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · su soang (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lld aucia (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · gl ganso (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mdf маци (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bg гъсо́к (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cjs қас (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ko 거위 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ug غاز (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · yi גאַנדז (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cmn 鵝肉 /鹅肉 (flesh of a goose used as food) · uk гу́си (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ar إِوَزّ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ist uoca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mn галуу (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mnw ဟာန် (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · te బాతు (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ca oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · km ក្ងាន (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tg ғоз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ckb قاز (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cv хур (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · yue 鵝 /鹅 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lmo occa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · se čuonjá (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · crh qaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · pl gęsina (flesh of a goose used as food) · kca-eas ԓөнт (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kjh хас (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · dng ңәжу (flesh of a goose used as food) · chr ᏌᏌ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kk қаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kdr каз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tg қоз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tly ğaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ru гусы́ня (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nog каз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · he אווז \ אַוָּז \ אֲוָז (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tk gaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sah хаас (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kl nerleq (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kxd angsa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · rm auca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · syc ܘܙܐ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cop ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲥ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bbl ბატ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lkt maǧá (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nn gås (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cmn 鵝 /鹅 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ta வாத்து (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lb Gäns (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cs husa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sjd чуэнь (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lzz ღაზი (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · av хъаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ro gâscă (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ary وز (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · evn нюӈняки (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nv chį́į́shłigaii (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mic sulumgw (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · cho shilaklak (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lij oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mt wiżża (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · xal һалун (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sc oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · la ānser (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · hu liba (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ms soang (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mi kuihi (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · yue 鵝 /鹅 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · stq Gous (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · unm òpsuwihële (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · hy սագ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · dsb gus (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tli t'aawákh (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ja 雁 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ru гусь (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · co oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · blt ꪬ꪿ꪱꪙ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · es ánsar (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · fi hanhi (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · yue 雁 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · az qaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ab аҟыз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · goh gans (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · scn oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · rom gansako (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nl gans (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nap pàpara (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ro gâscan (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · smn čuánjá (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ovd gą̊s (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kaa ғаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sh gusan (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tl gansa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · gld нёнгя (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kum къаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · pl gęś (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ja 鵝鳥 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · th ห่าน (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · khb ᦠᦱᧃᧈ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · be гусь (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ro gânsac (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · myv мацей (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sne asa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mel baguong (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sva ღარღა̄დ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · pdt Gauns (nds) (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ky каз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · moe nishk (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mi tarepō (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · za hanq (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · eo anseraĵo (flesh of a goose used as food) · ce гӏаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tyz hán (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ne राजहंस (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ur ہنس (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · hi हंस (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · oc auca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · wa åwe (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ks اَسمٲنؠ أنٛز (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · vi ngỗng (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · arz وزة (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ko 기러기 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · oj nika (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lzz ღორღოჯი (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kqr titik (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bo ངང་པ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · is gæs (aligæs) (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ru гуса́к (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sh гусан (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ps بته (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · zza qaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · be гуса́к (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · enm gos (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · rcf zoi (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ii ꈭ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tyv кас (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · csb gãs (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · fo gás (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · el χήνα (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nb gås (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ht zwa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · af gans (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · id angsa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sc coca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mhr комбо (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · uk гуса́к (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · my ငန်း (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ms rangsa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · fa غاز (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · udm ӟазег (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · dar къаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bdr angsa' (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · uk гу́ска (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kpv дзодзӧг (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · fur ocje (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ko 케사니 (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · esu lagiq (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bsk bataqh (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tr kaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ttt qaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · es carne ansarina (flesh of a goose used as food) · ia oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · gd gèadh (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mk гуска (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sh guska (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bg гъ́ска (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kbd къаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nrf ouaie (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · dlm jauca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · kdr къаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · et hani (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nrf ouaïe (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · hsb husyca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · mic tagali'j (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · es oca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lt žąsi̇̀s (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · vo gan (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · uk гуся́тина (flesh of a goose used as food) · lez къаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · eo ansero (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · wyi bikmoom (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · rm ocha (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · gl sangano (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · os хъаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · bsk sindiṣ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · tt каз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · xmf ღორღონჯი (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · zdj gisi (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · alq nika (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sga géd (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · myv гала (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ang gōs (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · lt žąsi̇́ena (flesh of a goose used as food) · br gwaz (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · krc къаз (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · pms òca (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ba ҡаҙ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · fy goes (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · hsb hus (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · iba ansa (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · nrf ouée (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ar وَزّ (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · sl gos (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · wyi nup-nup (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) · ko 거위고기 (flesh of a goose used as food) · grc χήν (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)

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goose en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ɡʉːs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ɡuːs/ (Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
(General-American) audio
/ɡʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
/ɡus/ (General-American)
/ɡʉ͡ws/ (British, Southern, Standard)
gōōs
audio SSB

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(slang, transitive) To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocks (of a person).
- Here are the three strange men have exposed themselves to me, the two obscene phone callers, the time I was goosed by an employer. 1991 August 24, Artemis OakGrove, “I Deserve A Medal”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 5:
- She greeted Miss Lonelyhearts, then took hold of her husband and shook the breath out of him. When he was quiet, she dragged him into their apartment. Miss Lonelyhearts followed and as he passed her in the dark foyer, she goosed him and laughed. 1933, Nathanael West, Miss Lonelyhearts:
- The witness stand. Goldminers giving evidence, sure he's violent didn't I see him with my own peepers chasing those poor kids up on the roof and he goosed my wife last Christmas. Violently. Just a forceful nudge of the knee. 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 36:
(slang, transitive) To stimulate; to spur.
- Almost everyone in McKay’s impossibly starry cast feels like they’re jumping into the SNL host role, game for some light comedic lifting while waiting for the pros to show up and goose the laughs. 2021 December 7, Jesse Hassenger, “Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence cope with disaster in the despairing satire Don’t Look Up”, in AV Club:
- The ensuing snarknado also seemed to goose the TV ratings. Hundreds of thousands of viewers switched on the movie after it began, suggesting that they’d gotten wind through Twitter of the bananas spectacle that was unfolding. 2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times:
- In some ways, Joe Biden’s administration goosed the cycle. His administration expanded industrial policy through semiconductor and clean-energy subsidies, […]. 2026 April 20, Amit Seru, “The Economic Cost of Donald Trump’s Constant Chaos”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
(slang, transitive) To gently accelerate (a vehicle); to give repeated, small taps on the accelerator of (a vehicle); to feather the throttle of (a vehicle).
(UK, slang) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not booked a cab, in violation of UK licensing conditions.
(slang, transitive) To hiss (a performer) off the stage.

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Spelling	Features	Source
goosed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
goosed	Tense=Past	lexicographic
gooses	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
goosing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

goose en · NOUN

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goose en · VERB

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