noun
/ˈguːs/ , pl geese /ˈgiːs/
[count] :any one of many different kinds of birds that swim, that are larger than ducks, and that have a long neck and webbed feet
[count] :a female goose - compare gander
[noncount] :the meat of a goose used as food
[count] informal + old-fashioned :a foolish or silly person - usually singular
cook someone's goose
the golden goose
or the goose that lays the golden egg
something that is a very good source of money or business
what's good for the goose is good for the gander
US or chiefly Brit what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander - used to say that one person or situation should be treated the same way that another person or situation is treated
wouldn't say boo to a goose
verb
gooses; goosed; goosing
[+ obj] US informal
to touch or pinch (someone) on the buttocks
to increase the activity or amount of (something)
US