"Joe the Goose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Joe the Gooses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Joe the Goose}} Joe the Goose (plural Joe the Gooses), {{tlb|en|Australian rules football|sometimes|derogatory|often|attributive}} (Australian rules football, sometimes derogatory, often attributive)
  1. A (usually easy) goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them.
    Sense id: en-Joe_the_Goose-en-noun-iI6sgB0N Topics: ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. A handball which leads to such a goal. Categories (topical): Australian rules football Synonyms: Joe the goose, Joe-the-Goose, Joe-the-goose
    Sense id: en-Joe_the_Goose-en-noun-mltUvX15 Disambiguation of Australian rules football: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Topics: ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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