Gooseberry

Quick meaning: Gooseberry is a noun meaning A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

Meaning

A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

More Meanings

1. Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
2. Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
3. (dated, British slang) A chaperone.
4. (chiefly British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
5. (dated, British slang) A fool.
6. (dated, British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
7. (dated, British slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) A testicle.

Example Sentences

We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.

Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.

"But," said Philippa dolefully, "if I go I'll have to be gooseberry, and that will be a new experience for Philippa Gordon."

Kryten, you are a total gooseberry. Next time I play on the AR machine I'm going to give you some money and send you to the pictures.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for gooseberry

Depending on context, synonyms include goosegog, third wheel, alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tart, currant, blackcurrant, crowberry, jostaberry, black-currant.

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