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poltergoose en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of poltergeist + goose or geese.

Meanings

1. (humorous, nonce-word, rare) A ghost goose.
   • The poltergeese their mischief done are heading north to miss the sun. 1989, Roger McGough, “The Poltergeese”, in Nailing the shadow, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 85:
   • We saw a whole flock of poltergeese! And some creepity crawlies! 2017 June 6, James Parks, Ben Costa, Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 1: The Road to Epoli (Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo), Random House Children's Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, unnumbered page:
   • 'And this,' said Angie, 'is no ordinary dead goose. It's a dead goose that breaks things and chases people and pecks them where it hurts. A poltergoose.' 1999, Michael Lawrence, The Poltergoose, →ISBN, page 63:

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