{"id":182479,"date":"2022-07-16T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:15:00","slug":"what-is-slang-for-goose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/","title":{"rendered":"What is slang for goose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_slang_for_goose\" title=\"What is slang for goose?\">What is slang for goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_geese_called_in_English\" title=\"What is geese called in English?\">What is geese called in English?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_the_scientific_name_of_goose\" title=\"What is the scientific name of goose?\">What is the scientific name of goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_another_name_for_a_goose\" title=\"What is another name for a goose?\">What is another name for a goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#Whats_another_name_for_goose\" title=\"What&#8217;s another name for goose?\">What&#8217;s another name for goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_a_goose_in_Australian_slang\" title=\"What is a goose in Australian slang?\">What is a goose in Australian slang?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_does_to_goose_someone_mean\" title=\"What does to goose someone mean?\">What does to goose someone mean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#Why_is_it_called_goosed\" title=\"Why is it called goosed?\">Why is it called goosed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#Is_goose_a_duck\" title=\"Is goose a duck?\">Is goose a duck?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_another_name_for_goose\" title=\"What is another name for goose?\">What is another name for goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_Gander_and_goose\" title=\"What is Gander and goose?\">What is Gander and goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_group_of_geese_called\" title=\"What is group of geese called?\">What is group of geese called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_the_scientific_name_of_duck\" title=\"What is the scientific name of duck?\">What is the scientific name of duck?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_the_classification_of_goose\" title=\"What is the classification of goose?\">What is the classification of goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_the_antonyms_of_goose\" title=\"What is the antonyms of goose?\">What is the antonyms of goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#Is_there_another_name_for_a_goose\" title=\"Is there another name for a goose?\">Is there another name for a goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_the_English_name_of_geese\" title=\"What is the English name of geese?\">What is the English name of geese?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_the_antonym_of_goose\" title=\"What is the antonym of goose?\">What is the antonym of goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_another_name_for_a_male_goose\" title=\"What is another name for a male goose?\">What is another name for a male goose?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_does_the_slang_goose_mean\" title=\"What does the slang goose mean?\">What does the slang goose mean?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_does_Gander_mean_in_Aussie_slang\" title=\"What does Gander mean in Aussie slang?\">What does Gander mean in Aussie slang?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#What_is_a_goose_vs_gander\" title=\"What is a goose vs gander?\">What is a goose vs gander?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#Why_do_Aussies_say_grouse\" title=\"Why do Aussies say grouse?\">Why do Aussies say grouse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#How_do_you_goose_a_girl\" title=\"How do you goose a girl?\">How do you goose a girl?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-slang-for-goose\/#Why_is_it_called_being_goosed\" title=\"Why is it called being goosed?\">Why is it called being goosed?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_slang_for_goose\"><\/span>What is slang for goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To goose someone is defined as to <b>pinch the person in the buttocks. When you pinch a girl&#8217;s buttocks, this is an example of to goose.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_geese_called_in_English\"><\/span>What is geese called in English?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>goose noun (BIRD) <b>The female bird is called a goose and the male bird is called a gander.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_scientific_name_of_goose\"><\/span>What is the scientific name of goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Branta canadensis canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies. Branta canadensis fulva Delacour, 1951.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_another_name_for_a_goose\"><\/span>What is another name for a goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>gander<\/b><b>gosling<\/b><b>waterfowl<\/b><b>wildfowl<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_another_name_for_goose\"><\/span>What&#8217;s another name for goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>gander<\/b><b>gosling<\/b><b>waterfowl<\/b><b>wildfowl<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_goose_in_Australian_slang\"><\/span>What is a goose in Australian slang?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Goose. Meaning: <b>A light-hearted insult to describe a foolish person<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_to_goose_someone_mean\"><\/span>What does to goose someone mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>transitive verb. 1 : <b>to poke between the buttocks with an upward thrust. 2 : to increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of : spur an effort to goose newsstand sales.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_called_goosed\"><\/span>Why is it called goosed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1880, from goose (n.), <b>possibly from resemblance of the upturned thumb to a goose&#8217;s beak, or from the notion of creating nervous excitement. Related: Goosed; goosing. In 19c. theatrical slang, to be goosed meant to be hissed (by 1818).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_goose_a_duck\"><\/span>Is goose a duck?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Ducks and geese are both waterfowls that belong to the Anatidae family, and while they look similar at first glance, many differences distinguish the two. But with a total of 29 species of geese, such as the Toulouse goose, and 90 species of ducks, like the Muscovy ducks, it&#8217;s easy to see how we can get them confused.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_another_name_for_goose\"><\/span>What is another name for goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>gander<\/b><b>gosling<\/b><b>waterfowl<\/b><b>wildfowl<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Gander_and_goose\"><\/span>What is Gander and goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a male goose. Most of us today don&#8217;t make a distinction between a female goose and a male goose, but historically, <b>a gander was the male, a goose the female. (Goose also doubled as the general name for the bird, which may be why gander became less well-known over time.)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_group_of_geese_called\"><\/span>What is group of geese called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A skein of geese is a group of geese in flightand yes, that skein is related to the yarn skein. Ducks on the water are called a paddling (for obvious reasons) and a raft, as they float together like a raft.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_scientific_name_of_duck\"><\/span>What is the scientific name of duck?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scientific classification.<b>Kingdom:<\/b><b>Animalia<\/b><b>Phylum:<\/b><b>Chordata<\/b><b>Class:<\/b><b>Aves<\/b><b>Order:<\/b><b>Anseriformes<\/b><b>Family:<\/b><b>Anatidae<\/b>1 more row<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_classification_of_goose\"><\/span>What is the classification of goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>goose, <b>any of various large heavy-bodied waterfowl intermediate in size and build between large ducks and swans, especially those of the genera Anser (so-called gray geese) and Branta (so-called black geese) in the bird family Anatidae.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_antonyms_of_goose\"><\/span>What is the antonyms of goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To goose someone is defined as to <b>pinch the person in the buttocks. When you pinch a girl&#8217;s buttocks, this is an example of to goose.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_another_name_for_a_goose\"><\/span>Is there another name for a goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for goose, like: <b>duck, geese, anserine, jackass, cretin, turkey, goof, fool, imbecile, mooncalf and nincompoop.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_English_name_of_geese\"><\/span>What is the English name of geese?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>goose noun (BIRD) <b>The female bird is called a goose and the male bird is called a gander.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_antonym_of_goose\"><\/span>What is the antonym of goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The word goose typically refers to waterfowl of the family Anatidae. <b>There are no categorical antonyms for this word. However, one could loosely use any bird unrelated to the goose as antonyms e.g. pigeon, canary, duck etc.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_another_name_for_a_male_goose\"><\/span>What is another name for a male goose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A male goose is called <b>a gander. A female goose is (sometimes) called a dame. A young goose is called a gosling. A group of geese together on the ground is called a gaggle.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_the_slang_goose_mean\"><\/span>What does the slang goose mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>(slang, plural geese or gooses) <b>A silly person.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_Gander_mean_in_Aussie_slang\"><\/span>What does Gander mean in Aussie slang?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gander. <b>To look at something Hey dazza, have a gander at this!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_goose_vs_gander\"><\/span>What is a goose vs gander?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The term goose may refer to either a male or female bird, but when paired with gander, refers specifically to a female one (the latter referring to a male). Young birds before fledging are called goslings.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_Aussies_say_grouse\"><\/span>Why do Aussies say grouse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Grouse <b>means very good. A lot of Australian slang is inspired by beach and surf culture. A lot of Australian slang is inspired by beach and surf culture.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_goose_a_girl\"><\/span>How do you goose a girl?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To goose someone is defined as to pinch the person in the buttocks. When you <b>pinch a girl&#8217;s buttocks, this is an example of to goose.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_called_being_goosed\"><\/span>Why is it called being goosed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1880, from goose (n.), <b>possibly from resemblance of the upturned thumb to a goose&#8217;s beak, or from the notion of creating nervous excitement. Related: Goosed; goosing. In 19c. theatrical slang, to be goosed meant to be hissed (by 1818).<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is slang for goose?What is geese called in English?What is the scientific name of goose?What is another name for a goose?What&#8217;s another name for goose?What is a goose in Australian slang?What does to goose someone mean?Why is it called goosed?Is goose a duck?What is another name for goose?What is Gander and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}