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goosebump

goosebump is the alternative form of goose bump.

Meaning of goose bump

Noun

goose bump (plural goose bumps)

  1. (in plural) Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.

Forms of goosebump

pluralgoosebumps

Words formed from goosebump

Questions about goosebump

What is goosebump the alternative form of?
Goosebump is the alternative form of goose bump.

Words near goosebump in the dictionary

  1. gooseberrylike
  2. goosebone
  3. goosebones
  4. gooseboy
  5. gooseboys
  6. goosebump
  7. goosebumped
  8. goosebumples
  9. goosebumps
  10. goosebumpy
  11. goosecap

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Adapted from Wiktionary: goosebump (page history and authors); goose bump (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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