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WHATs a GOOSE this is not a joke Im serious2007-11-24 17:26:10

2. the female of this bird, as distinguished from the male, or gander.

3. the flesh of a goose, used as food.

4. a silly or foolish person; simpleton.

5. Slang. a poke between the buttocks to startle.

6. Informal. anything that energizes, strengthens, or the like: to give the economy a badly needed goose.

7. a tailor's smoothing iron with a curved handle.

8. an obsolete board game played with dice and counters in which a player whose cast falls in a square containing the picture of a goose is allowed to advance double the number of his or her throw.

鈥搗erb (used with object) 9. Slang. to poke (a person) between the buttocks to startle.

10. Informal. a. to prod or urge to action or an emotional reaction: The promise of time off may goose the workers and increase profits.

b. to strengthen or improve (often fol. by up): Let's goose up the stew with some wine.

c. to increase; raise (often fol. by up): to goose up government loans in weak industries.

d. to give a spurt of fuel to (a motor) to increase speed.

鈥擨diom11. cook someone's goose, Informal. to ruin someone's hopes, plans, chances, etc.: His goose was cooked when they found the stolen gems in his pocket.

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[Origin: bef. 1000; ME gose, goos, OE g艒s (pl. g膿s); c. G Gans, ON g膩s; cf. Skt han虈sa, Gk chn, L 膩nser]

鈥擱elated forms

gooselike, adjective

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