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noun

• a fool. Often used playfully towards children, as in the example sentence.

  You silly goose!

  Last edited on Apr 12 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 12 2010.

verb - transitive

• to grab or pinch someone's buttocks or upper thigh.

  I can't believe that old man goosed me.

  Last edited on Jul 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

• to augment.

                                                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Missouri Chinese: Two Cultures Claim This Chicken", The New York Times, John T. Edge, March 10 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 12 2010.

• to use the accelerator of a vehicle, or to open the throttle of a machine.

  Goose it!

  Last edited on Jul 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 12 2010.

• to poke upward at someone's anus with a finger.

  Last edited on Jul 09 2010. Submitted by Anonymous from Worcester, MA, USA on Jul 09 2010.

verb

• to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time". Also faff, faff about. British slang.

                                                                                                                                                     
  
  Citation from "The joy of simply faffing around", The Guardian, Tom Hodgkinson, 13 August 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Jun 04 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

adjective

• acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "Doctor slang is a dying art", BBC News, 18 August 2003 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Jul 05 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 23 2010.

noun

• an area of a (usually shared) residence where a male can enjoy his hobbies independent of normal house rules (usually of orderliness or cleanliness.) From "man" + "sanctuary".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  
  Citation from "Why he needs a room of his own", CNN.com, Michelle Goodman censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 18 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 29 2010.

verb - transitive

• to beat up.

                                                                                                                                                                        
  
  Citation from "'Ninja', 58, beats up 3 muggers", News 24.com, 2010-05-13 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on May 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2010.