as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
don't be such a silly goose—you're dressed just fine for the party
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Recent Examples of goose
After 1935, duck and goose hunters were limited to fake decoys.
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Other academics were less incredulous, suggesting that the paper was a wild goose chase — a phrase itself invented by Shakespeare.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
This pillow fill consists of goose and duck down—the innermost layer of a bird’s feathers—often blended with additional feathers.
—Suzy Forman, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
Audiences have fallen for the story of a robot named Roz (a wonderful vocal turn from Lupita Nyong’o) who ends up accidentally killing the family of a runt goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor), forcing her to raise it herself.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Other academics were less incredulous, suggesting that the paper was a wild goose chase — a phrase itself invented by Shakespeare.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
This pillow fill consists of goose and duck down—the innermost layer of a bird’s feathers—often blended with additional feathers.
—Suzy Forman, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
Audiences have fallen for the story of a robot named Roz (a wonderful vocal turn from Lupita Nyong’o) who ends up accidentally killing the family of a runt goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor), forcing her to raise it herself.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose
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Market timing is a risky game and often a fool’s errand.Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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Alexander felt that he had been played the fool — made to love a baby who wasn’t his to raise.Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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So far, this bird flu outbreak has affected more than 112 million chickens, turkeys, and other poultry across the US since it was first detected at a turkey-producing facility in Indiana in February 2022.Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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Knack was at Dodger Stadium with teammates Anthony Banda and Tony Gonsolin for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway on Nov. 20.Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Roasted tomatoes and halved gooseberries nestle in a pool of kefir and roasted kale oil; avocado wedges rolled in roasted seeds and nuts are separated by sorrel leaves; pea tips and tendrils garnish a stack of fried cheese dumplings.Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
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Meanwhile, people are on the dance floor going nuts.Ron Hart, Esquire, 6 July 2017
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“Goose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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