goosy

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goos·y

also goos·ey (go͞o′sē)

adj. goos·i·er, goos·i·est

1. Relating to or resembling a goose.

2. Foolish or scatterbrained.

3. Nervously excitable.

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goosy

(ˈɡuːsɪ) or

goosey

adj, goosier or goosiest

1. of or like a goose

2. having goose flesh

3. silly and foolish

ˈgoosiness n

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goos•y

or goos•ey

(ˈgu si)

adj. goos•i•er, goos•i•est.

1. like a goose; foolish or giddy.

2. Informal.

a. ticklish.

b. nervous.

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Adj.

goosy - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"

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

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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