goosey

3 definitions • 6 examples

typical of or like a goose (= a water bird like a large duck):

He voices the goose in the cartoon - the goosey way he speaks makes you smile.

The peacock made a goosy noise. It was honking exactly like a goose.

nervous or frightened, and wanting to protect yourself:

He said local people were goosey about the potential ecological damage.

A lot of them are goosey about discussing the war.

If someone's skin goes goosey, they get goosebumps (= small raised areas on their skin) because they are cold, frightened, or excited:

This poem makes me breathless and goosey all over.

Your skin may go blue and goosy from the cold.