GOOSY

anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky

(adjective) having or revealing stupidity; “ridiculous anserine behavior”; “a dopey answer”; “a dopey kid”; “some fool idea about rewriting authors’ books”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

goosy (comparative goosier, superlative goosiest)

Characteristic of a goose; anserine

(informal) foolish; silly

Noun

goosy (plural goosies)

(childish, informal) A goose.

(informal) A foolish person; a silly.

Source: Wiktionary



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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