Goose (disambiguation)
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 of the Anatidae
**
Spur-winged Goose, a bird in the subfamily
Plectropterinae of the Anatidae
**
Pygmy goose, birds in the genus
Nettapus in the subfamily
Anatinae of the Anatidae
**The
Magpie-goose in the closely related family
AnseranatidaeGoose!, a 2004 film
*
Grumman Goose, a United States built amphibian flying boat
"Goose" has various uses in 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)).