Meanings
adjectiveloose as a goose (not comparable)
- colloquialnot comparablesimileVery loose (in various senses).
Rube Benton is a real rube, no doubt about it, tall, lanky, loose as a goose with a pleasant smile on his broad face. He a sample of a Georgian from the mountains.
1910, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Origin
Probably from baseball slang in the early 20th century.
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loose as a goose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose%20as%20a%20goose
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