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goujere

goujere noun: venereal disease.

Noun

goujere (plural goujeres)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Venereal disease.
    • Wipe thine eyes; The goujere shall devour them, flesh and fell, Ere they shall make me weep.1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear
    • Bonus annus de te (literally "the good year on you," as it is sometimes spelled in old English) means, The goujere on you; that is, with the editor's good leave, (See p. lxxxiii. ) The p–x on you.1788, “Art. V. Ignoramus, Comoedia; Scriptore Georgic Ruggle, A. M. Aulae Clarensis, apud Cantabrigiensis, elim Socie; nunc denuo in Lucem Edita cum Notis Historicis et Criticis: Quibus injuper...

Forms of goujere

pluralgoujeres

Origin of goujere

An alteration of goodyear (“the Devil”). A derivation from French gouge (“prostitute, a camp trull”) has been suggested, but this seems unlikely.

Questions about goujere

What does goujere mean?
Goujere means venereal disease.
What part of speech is goujere?
Goujere is a noun.
What is the plural of goujere?
The plural of goujere is goujeres.

Words near goujere in the dictionary

  1. Gougu theorem
  2. gougère
  3. gougères
  4. Gouin
  5. Gouins
  6. goujere
  7. goujeres
  8. goujon
  9. goujonette
  10. goujonettes
  11. goujons

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