GOOSY

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

(adjective) having or revealing stupidity; ā€œridiculous anserine behaviorā€; ā€œa dopey answerā€; ā€œa dopey kidā€; ā€œsome fool idea about rewriting authorsā€™ booksā€

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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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