"goosy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: goosier [comparative], goosiest [superlative], goosey [alternative]
Etymology: From goose + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|goose|y}} goose + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} goosy (comparative goosier, superlative goosiest)
  1. Characteristic of a goose; anserine
    Sense id: en-goosy-en-adj-FX~nVX5s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Geese Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 7 9 38 Disambiguation of Geese: 21 0 42 38
  2. (informal) foolish; silly Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-goosy-en-adj-04V5itN7

Noun

Forms: goosies [plural], goosey [alternative], goosie [alternative]
Etymology: From goose + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|goose|y}} goose + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} goosy (plural goosies)
  1. (childish, informal) A goose. Tags: childish, informal
    Sense id: en-goosy-en-noun-kV5Z1ML3 Categories (other): Geese Disambiguation of Geese: 21 0 42 38
  2. (informal) A foolish person; a silly. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-goosy-en-noun-TqUBvSrC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geese Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 7 9 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 30 0 9 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 0 7 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 4 76 Disambiguation of Geese: 21 0 42 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: loosy-goosy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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