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
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.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
As of Tuesday, more than 160 million chicken, turkey, goose and other infected birds have been euthanized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Unless real action is taken soon by the IMF and/or congress to address this matter, the industry which has served as this region’s golden goose for decades could soon start running low on eggs.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Harry and Kev also swap vehicles to throw off the police surveillance, leading Fisk to follow the wrong ride on a wild goose chase.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
As of Tuesday, more than 160 million chicken, turkey, goose and other infected birds have been euthanized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Unless real action is taken soon by the IMF and/or congress to address this matter, the industry which has served as this region’s golden goose for decades could soon start running low on eggs.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Harry and Kev also swap vehicles to throw off the police surveillance, leading Fisk to follow the wrong ride on a wild goose chase.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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