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goosepimple

goosepimple is the alternative form of goose pimple.

Meaning of goose pimple

Noun

goose pimple (plural goose pimples)

  1. (Northern-US) Synonym of goose bump.
    • Trace a line of goose pimples up the thin young arm. Slide the needle in and push the bulb watching the junk hit him all over. Move right in with the shit and suck junk through all the hungry young cells.1966 [1961], William S. Burroughs, The Soft Machine (The Nova Trilogy), New York: Grove Press, page 7
    Synonyms:
    goose bump

Forms of goosepimple

pluralgoosepimples

Words formed from goosepimple

Questions about goosepimple

What is goosepimple the alternative form of?
Goosepimple is the alternative form of goose pimple.

Words near goosepimple in the dictionary

  1. gooseneck pediments
  2. goosenecked
  3. goosenecking
  4. goosenecks
  5. Goosens
  6. goosepimple
  7. goosepimpled
  8. goosepimples
  9. goosepimply
  10. goosequill
  11. goosequills

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