goose
noun
[ ɡuːs ]
• a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.
• a foolish person.
• "‘Silly goose,’ he murmured fondly"
• a tailor's smoothing iron.
goose
verb
• poke (someone) in the bottom.
• give (something) a boost; invigorate.
• "the government's desire to goose the tired housing market"
Origin:
Old English gōs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gans and German Gans, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin anser and Greek khēn .
