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loose as a goose en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Probably from baseball slang in the early 20th century.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Very loose (in various senses).
    • Rube Benton is a real rube, no doubt about it, tall, lanky, loose as a goose with a pleasant smile on his broad face. He a sample of a Georgian from the mountains. 1910, The Cincinnati Enquirer: