goose
- Noun. Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, bigger than a duck.
- Noun. (slang) A stupid person.
- Noun. (archaic) A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
- Verb. (slang) To sharply poke or pinch someone's buttocks. Derived from a goose's inclination to bite at a retreating intruder's hindquarters.
- Verb. (slang) To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
- Verb. (UK slang) Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.
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