goose

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /'guːs/

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Noun

Singular goose

Plural geese

Geese with goslings (baby geese)

1. (zoology) A goose is a big flying bird looking like a duck, with a long neck and webbed feet. The color of its feathers is usually a mix of grey, black and/or white, certain individuals having a uniform color.

   Wild geese regularly fly over our house when they migrate to Southern countries.

   I have a pet goose that honks when someone comes into the yard.

2. A goose is a silly person.

   Aunt Dreeda acts like a goose whenever a man comes to her front door.

Verb

Plain form goose

Third-person singular gooses

Past tense goosed

Past participle goosed

Present participle goosing

1. (slang) To goose someone is to take him by surprise with a finger jab to the cleft of the buttocks that penetrates to the anus. The violated may be clothed or unclothed and usually reacts with a sudden, offended start.

   I was wearing only a jockstrap when a teammate goosed me in the locker room.