green goose

noun

A young goose, especially under four years old.

First used 15th c.
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Meanings

noungreen goose (plural green geese)

plural green geese

  1. A young goose, especially under four years old.First known use 15th c.

    The Spring is neare when greene geese are a breeding.

    c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]
    1 more example

    My green Goose for this last Entertainment cost but 15s.

    1793 April 4, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana
  2. archaicA fool, a simpleton.First known use 18th c.
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APA

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MLA

“green goose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20goose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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