What Is a Goosegog?
Goosegog in British English (ˈꞬʊzɡɒɡ ) or Goosegob (ˈꞬʊzɡɒb) Noun. British a Dialect or Informal Word for Gooseberry. Where Does the Word Goosegog Come from?...
Where does the word Goosegog come from?
Goosegog: British slang for gooseberry, the round, slightly fuzzy, green or red sour fruit that grows on thorny bushes. It is derived from the goose in gooseberry + gog, a variant of gob meaning a mouth, mouthful or lump.
Why do we call gooseberries Goosegogs?
In Britain, gooseberries may informally be called goosegogs. Gooseberry bush was 19th-century slang for pubic hair, and from this comes the saying that babies are "born under a gooseberry bush".
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