play gooseberry (English, verb)
expansion: play gooseberry (third-person singular simple present plays gooseberry, present participle playing gooseberry, simple past and past participle played gooseberry)
Senses:
glosses: To be an unwanted third party accompanying two lovers, to serve as a chaperon.
tags: UK
dated
slang
Forms:
form: plays gooseberry
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing gooseberry
tags: participle
present
form: played gooseberry
tags: participle
past
form: played gooseberry
tags: past