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goosy

goosy adjective: characteristic of a goose; anserine.

Adjective

goosy (comparative goosier, superlative goosiest)

  1. Characteristic of a goose; anserine
  2. (informal) foolish; silly

Noun

goosy (plural goosies)

  1. (childish, informal) A goose.
    • Goosey, goosey! " he called, and pretended to be strewing corn out of his hands as when feeding geese.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 272
  2. (informal) A foolish person; a silly.

Forms of goosy

Adjective
comparativegoosier
superlativegoosiest
alternative formgoosey
Noun
pluralgoosies
alternative formgoosie

Origin of goosy

From goose + -y.

Words formed from goosy

Questions about goosy

What does goosy mean?
Goosy means characteristic of a goose; anserine.
What part of speech is goosy?
Goosy can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near goosy in the dictionary

  1. Goossen
  2. Goossens
  3. Goossenses
  4. Goosson
  5. Goostrey
  6. goosy
  7. goot
  8. gootchie-gootchie-goo
  9. Gootee
  10. Gootees
  11. Gootnick

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