Goose (disambiguation)

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Goose might refer to:

  • One of several birds in the family Anatidae:
    • Goose, birds in the subfamily Anserinae of the Anatidae
    • Sheldgoose, birds in the subfamily Tadorninae
    • Spur-winged Goose, a bird in the subfamily Plectropterinae
    • Pygmy goose, birds in the genus Nettapus in the subfamily Anatinae
    • The Magpie-goose in the closely-related family Anseranatidae
  • Goose on the Loose, a 2006 film
  • Grumman Goose, a United States built amphibian flying boat
  • Goose (band), a Belgian electro rock band
  • GOOSE (Generic Object Oriented Substation Event), one of the abstract data model mappings in the IEC61850 communication protocol

People and Fictional characters:

As slang:

  • A fool, or someone who is shy (also goosy/goosey)
  • A (usually sexual, sometimes friendly) "attack" — the buttocks of another person are pinched between forefinger and thumb.
  • A goose egg, in North American sports slang, refers to a score of "zero" in a contest (compare Duck (cricket)).
  • Also in North American slang, the bruised, swollen knot from a minor head injury is called a goose egg.
  • A flick of the hand to another person's genitalia
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