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
For one thing, the methods for growing and manipulating the embryonic precursors of avian sperm and eggs in a lab setting have been developed for only two birds: the chicken and, recently, the goose.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
And Ned's involvement only made sense — as he was initially trained to run goats and geese, the handler told WSAZ, with those skills now coming into play at the airport.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
No one would be surprised if the recipients embarked on a wild goose chase to track down the exclamation point clearly missing from your statement.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
That was not the case for a resident of Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley region of Riverside County, California, who was charged with cruelty to a goose at Chaparral Country Club in that community.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
And Ned's involvement only made sense — as he was initially trained to run goats and geese, the handler told WSAZ, with those skills now coming into play at the airport.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
No one would be surprised if the recipients embarked on a wild goose chase to track down the exclamation point clearly missing from your statement.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
That was not the case for a resident of Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley region of Riverside County, California, who was charged with cruelty to a goose at Chaparral Country Club in that community.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose
Noun
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True leaders are known for building things, fools for destroying them.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2025
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The mix of Greek mythology, robots and mechanical flying scorpions is a little all over the place, but my son was plenty entertained by Scooby and Shaggy’s ability to act like bumbling fools one minute and brave heroes the next.—
Dina Gachman,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During the summer, this low-growing weed can also be identified by its seed spike resembling a turkey foot.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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The team believes that this is evidence of a meal similar to the turkey eaten on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas now.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Goose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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