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(transitive, slang) To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks of (a person). / (transitive) To stimulate; to spur.

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goose

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɡuːs/

Verb

slang transitive British

(transitive, slang) To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks of (a person). / (transitive) To stimulate; to spur.

Japanese Meaning

お尻を鋭くつねる、つついて刺激する / 刺激を与える、奮い立たせる

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At the crowded subway station, someone tried to goose her, and she shoved them away.

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混雑した地下鉄の駅で、誰かが彼女のお尻をつねろうとし、彼女はその人を突き飛ばした。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, slang) To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks of (a person).

She greeted Miss Lonelyhearts, then took hold of her husband and shook the breath out of him. When he was quiet, she dragged him into their apartment. Miss Lonelyhearts followed and as he passed her in the dark foyer, she goosed him and laughed.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To stimulate; to spur.

Almost everyone in McKay’s impossibly starry cast feels like they’re jumping into the SNL host role, game for some light comedic lifting while waiting for the pros to show up and goose the laughs.

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Sense（3）

(transitive, slang) To gently accelerate (an automobile or machine), or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.

Sense（4）

Sense（5）

(transitive, slang) To hiss (a performer) off the stage.

gooses

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goosing

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goosed

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goosed

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