gooseberry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/
ipa: /ˈɡʊzb(ə)ɹi/
ipa: /ˈɡuːsb(ə)ɹi/
Forms: form: gooseberries
Etymology: From goose + berry. It is possible that the first element was originally something related to the gros- of French groseille and/or the kruis- of Dutch kruisbes but has been altered by folk etymology.
Senses: examples: text: We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.
synonyms: goosegog
glosses: A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
glosses: Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
star gooseberry
Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
star gooseberry
Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
glosses: Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
glosses: A chaperone.
examples: text: Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.
text: "But," said Philippa dolefully, "if I go I'll have to be gooseberry, and that will be a new experience for Philippa Gordon."
ref: 1915, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “In the Park”, in Anne of the Island, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, →OCLC:
text: 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.
ref: 1993 October 21, Rob Grant, Doug Naylor, Gunmen of the Apocalypse (Red Dwarf), season 6, episode 3, spoken by Dave Lister (Craig Charles):
synonyms: third wheel
fifth wheel
glosses: An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
synonyms: word: alcatote
word: asshat
word: arsehole
word: asshole
word: bayard
word: berk
word: birdbrain
word: blither
word: bobchin
word: bonehead
word: bozo
word: buffoon
word: brickhead
word: Charlie
word: chucklehead
word: chowderhead
word: chump
word: clart
word: clown
word: der-brain
word: dill pickle
word: dim bulb
word: dingleberry
word: dipshit
word: dipstick
word: dirtbrain
word: div
word: divvo
word: divvy
word: dolt
word: donk
word: doodle
word: doofus
word: dope
word: dork
word: dote
word: dotterel
word: dullard
word: dumbass
word: dumbbell
word: dumb fuck
word: dummy
word: dunce
word: dunderhead
word: dupe
word: fathead
word: fenderhead
word: fiddle
word: fuckwit
word: fuzznut
word: geck
word: gig
word: gink
word: goober
word: gooseberry
word: gowk
word: gubbins
word: gump
word: ha'p'orth
word: Homer Simpson
word: ignoramus
word: imbecile
word: jamoke
word: jerk
word: jerkoff
word: jolterhead
word: jolthead
word: juggins
word: jughead
word: knucklehead
word: lamebrain
word: mameluke (US (Italian-American)
word: slang)
word: maroon
word: meathead
word: mong
word: moron
word: mug
word: muggins
word: mushhead
word: nimrod
word: nincompoop
word: nit
word: nitwit
word: not the sharpest knife in the drawer
word: numskull
word: numps
word: numpty
word: nupson
word: oaf
word: pillock
word: pinhead
word: plonker
word: prat
word: retard
word: shit for brains
word: shithead
word: shitwit
word: schmo
word: schmuck
word: snapperhead
word: softhead
word: sot
word: stupid
word: sucker
word: thickhead
word: tonto
word: tool
word: tosser
word: tosspot
word: twat
word: twerp
word: twit
word: wally
word: wantwit
word: wazzock
word: yampy
glosses: A fool.
glosses: A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
synonyms: word: testicles
word: testes
word: acorns
word: agates
word: apples
word: apricots
word: bags
word: ballocks
word: balls
word: bangers
word: bannocks
word: baws
word: beans
word: bean bags
word: berries
word: bollocks
word: bolls
word: boys
word: bubbles
word: cherries
word: chicken nuggets
word: chuckles
word: clockweights
word: cobblers
word: cods
word: coin purse
word: cojones
word: crown jewels
word: cubes
word: cullions
word: eggs
word: family jewels
word: giggle berries
word: gonads
word: goolies
word: gooseberries
word: huevos
word: Jacobs
word: Jatz crackers
word: jawbreakers
word: klackers
word: knackers
word: lamb fries
word: loins
word: love spuds
word: marbles
word: nadgers
word: nads (UK
raw_tags: from gonads
word: US)
raw_tags: from gonads
word: nards
word: nuts
word: orchis
word: pebbles
word: plums
word: potatoes
word: pods
word: profiteroles
word: rocks
word: spuds
word: stepchildren
word: stones
word: store
word: sweetmeats
word: swingers
word: taters
word: teabags
word: tests
word: twins
word: watermelons
word: yams
word: yarbles
glosses: A testicle.
Derived terms: taxonomic: Physalis peruviana
word: Cape gooseberry
taxonomic: Actinidia spp.
word: Chinese gooseberry
taxonomic: Averrhoa carambola
word: Coromandel gooseberry
word: do gooseberry
word: gooseberry dieback
word: gooseberry eye
word: gooseberry-eyed
word: gooseberry garnet
word: gooseberry gourd
word: gooseberry-grinder
word: gooseberrying
word: gooseberryish
word: gooseberry lay
word: gooseberrylike
word: gooseberry mildew
word: gooseberry-picker
word: gooseberry pudding
taxonomic: Podosphaera mors-uvae
word: gooseberry rust
word: gooseberry season
word: gooseberry tart
word: gooseberry tree
word: gooseberry wig
word: green as a gooseberry
word: Missouri gooseberry
word: Old Gooseberry
word: pick gooseberry
word: play gooseberry
word: sea gooseberry
taxonomic: Pleurobrachia pileus
word: sea-gooseberry
taxonomic: Ribes divaricatum
word: spreading gooseberry