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gooseberry season

gooseberry season noun: a period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

Noun

gooseberry season (plural gooseberry seasons)

  1. (British, dated, idiomatic, slang) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.
    Synonyms:
    silly season

Synonyms of gooseberry season

Forms of gooseberry season

pluralgooseberry seasons

Questions about gooseberry season

What does gooseberry season mean?
Gooseberry season means a period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.
What part of speech is gooseberry season?
Gooseberry season is a noun.
What is the plural of gooseberry season?
The plural of gooseberry season is gooseberry seasons.

Words near gooseberry season in the dictionary

  1. gooseberry lay
  2. gooseberry lays
  3. gooseberry pudding
  4. gooseberry puddings
  5. gooseberry rust
  6. gooseberry season
  7. gooseberry seasons
  8. gooseberry tart
  9. gooseberry tarts
  10. gooseberry tree
  11. gooseberry trees

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