Gooseberry

What do we mean by gooseberry?

Any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Ribes, especially R. uva-crispa of Eurasia, having lobed leaves, greenish flowers, and edible greenish to yellow or red berries. noun

The fruit of any of these plants. noun

Any of several plants bearing similar fruit. noun

The berry or fruit of a plant of the genus Ribes, or the plant itself; in botany, a general term for the species of the genus Ribes which belong to the section Grossularia, as the name currant is applied to those of the section Ribesia. noun

A silly person; a goosecap. noun

Relating to or made of gooseberries: as, gooseberry wine.

The farkleberry, Batodendron arboreum: doubtless so called from its somewhat similar fruit. See farkleberry. noun

The Coromandel goosebery (which see). noun

One of several species of Polycodium. See squaw-huckleberry. noun

Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated. noun

A silly person; a goose cap. noun

A climbing prickly shrub (Pereskia aculeata) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries. noun

See Carambola. noun

See 1st Fool. noun

The larva of a small moth (Dakruma convolutella). It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior. noun

A fruit closely related to the currant. noun

Any of several other unrelated fruits, such as the Chinese gooseberry (kiwifruit) and the Indian gooseberry (amla). noun

An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation. noun

Currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies noun

A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.

Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:

(British slang) A chaperone.

An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

(British slang) A fool.

(British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.

(British slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.

A "gooseberry" is a person who will tag along to a couple or a few couples, but they themselves are single, usually being an ugly friend or accquiantance who you can't bear to leave out as he/she will feel awful. Urban Dictionary

Phenomenon of being the odd person out. Urban Dictionary

A single person (or person without their significant other present) who goes somewhere with a couple. In turn usually making it awkward for both the couple and themselves when the couple wants to do things such as making out. In america, I think you call it a third wheel. Urban Dictionary

1. To be unwillingly made a gooseberry. 2. To be unwillingly made the third person on a date. Urban Dictionary

Every available hot girl is guarded by an overweight, unattractive female friend who controls access. Direct a question to one, expect it to be answered by both. Invite her to a meal, book a table for three. It's a package deal - for now - just figure how to get this friend away, even for a little time, and the prize is yours...it seems. She seems sweet, romantic and ready, but her friend dampens any occasion to an ordinary, social, non-romantic outing for three. Her friend is a bland, bloated "hanger on" fruit who feigns sweetness, but is tartly near toxic to your potential relationship. Allegorically similar to the botanical, yucky, sticky, fat fruit "gooseberry" that spoils a tasty harvest. Best advice - plan a blind date, but bring your challenged, overweight, horny, Neanderthal cousin to "sort out" her "gooseberry" mate for a few minutes alone. Urban Dictionary

A Canadian person age 14-21 that owns a Canada Goose branded jacket and owns a Blackberry. Usually these people have parents that are very rich and wealthy. Both of these items to these people are not necessary. They might as well buy a cheaper phone or a wayyyy cheaper jacket. Urban Dictionary

To be anal raped. Urban Dictionary

A small ,orange ,berry contained with in a papery case that hangs from a perennial tree that can attain 180 cm in height. Other names include; Alkekengi and Chinese Lantern. Urban Dictionary

Likely a reference to Yennefer of Vengerberg's signature scent. Mentioned in Andrzej Sapkowki's witcher book series and CDProjekt Red's hit videogame Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Urban Dictionary

The act of having another blow on your pubes while you are urinating. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to gooseberry:
gooseberry, roseberry, grouseberry.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word gooseberry:
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Words that rhyme with gooseberry:
dictionary, cherry, arbitrary, contemporary, ancillary, wary, itinerary, stationary, fiduciary, proprietary, carry, necessary, library, corollary, stationery, preliminary, contrary, extraordinary, sanctuary, mary, tertiary, primary, berry, vary, secretary, very, adversary, blueberry, ordinary, subsidiary, sedentary, estuary, scary, vocabulary, culinary, apothecary, fairy, tarry, cemetery, bury, temporary, beneficiary, monetary, salutary, dairy, harry, mercenary, literary, discretionary, solitary, pecuniary, aerie, merry, obituary, legendary, visionary, unitary, confectionery, prairie, parry, marry, lapidary, commentary, airy, emissary, unnecessary, seminary, luminary, canary, raspberry, nary, revolutionary, february, barre, military, tributary, ferry, strawberry, arie, eyrie, secondary, mulberry, reactionary, customary, imaginary, confectionary, missionary, epistolary, huckleberry, hereditary, capillary, judiciary, ary, hairy, veterinary, monastery, sanitary, pulmonary, dysentery, january.

Adjectives that are often used to describe gooseberry:
wild, chinese, common, indian, old, large, ripe, green, english, european, red, small, giant, american, flowered, prickly, big, smooth, otaheite, sparkling, swamp, native, cultivated, black, flavoured, alternate, cape, hairy, unripe, worth, thorny, sized, sour, gigantic, northern, dry, boiled, vulgar, barbados, virginal, overripe, spineless, dutch, moderate, fixed, yellow, scarlet, oval, thick, pale, productive, transparent, stuffed, humble, fat, earliest.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective gooseberry:
bushes, wine, bush, fool, tart, eyes, pie, mildew, sauce, jam, pudding, trees, juice, tarts, family, cream, water, pies, tree, worm, breakwaters, ribes, breakwater, sawfly, vinegar, caterpillar, grafts, gooseberries, plants, cousins, train, park, leaves, season, jelly, hill, alley, moth, islands, shrubs, syrup, island, patch, pulp, falls, fair, grinder, spot, catsup, stone, spp, rust, insects, meetings, trifle, pye, jel, diseases, jones, station, cuttings, project, limestone, cultivation, jell, shoot, rot, mandarin, oil, fremont, fruit, wife, thorn, fruits, river.

Consonant match to gooseberry:
gasbarro.

Words that sound like gooseberry:
gooseberry, gooseberries, gaspari, gisborne, gadberry, gaboury, goosby, rasberry, fosbury, caspari, kubera, gaspard, dewsbury, gosport, casebeer, ghiberti, juice bar, juneberry, raspberry, cadbury, newbury, newberry, kingsbury, carberry, aylesbury, roseberry, amesbury, newbery, tewkesbury, casera, casero, boo berry, gossamery, gary, goober, garry, goosey, glary, gastro, gabor, gasper, goobers, gooby, gaspar, gabbro, asbury, dewberry, gay bar, gaspe, gabbard, gasbag, goolsby, dispari, gehry, goose egg, gooseberry bush, gossard, gone spare, guayabera, gabii, gastro-, glairy, glassboro, goober pea, dubarry, gasior, gebauer, gas bag, gas bomb, cape gooseberry, gabra, go board, gosier, gullery.