Meanings
plural goose pimples · alternative goosepimple
- Northern USSynonym of goose bump.
Trace a line of goose pimples up the thin young arm. Slide the needle in and push the bulb watching the junk hit him all over. Move right in with the shit and suck junk through all the hungry young cells.
1966 [1961], William S. Burroughs, The Soft Machine (The Nova Trilogy), New York: Grove Press, page 7Synonyms: goose bump
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of goose bump.
More synonyms by meaning
nounreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
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goose pimple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goose%20pimple
“goose pimple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goose%20pimple. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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