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goose-flesher

goose-flesher noun: a frightening or thrilling work of fiction.

Noun

goose-flesher (plural goose-fleshers)

  1. (slang) A frightening or thrilling work of fiction.
    • […]the best thing to do is to curl up with a good goose-flesher and try to forget, and fortunately I had packed among my effects one called Murder at Greystone Grange.1949, P.G. Wodehouse, The Mating Season
    Synonyms:
    spine-chiller

Synonyms of goose-flesher

Forms of goose-flesher

pluralgoose-fleshers

Origin of goose-flesher

From goose flesh + -er.

Questions about goose-flesher

What does goose-flesher mean?
Goose-flesher means a frightening or thrilling work of fiction.
What part of speech is goose-flesher?
Goose-flesher is a noun.
What is the plural of goose-flesher?
The plural of goose-flesher is goose-fleshers.

Words near goose-flesher in the dictionary

  1. goose wing
  2. goose wings
  3. goose-drownder
  4. goose-drowner
  5. goose-drowners
  6. goose-flesher
  7. goose-fleshers
  8. goose-grass
  9. goose-grasses
  10. goose-ish
  11. goose-like

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