Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Stupid or foolish: Having or revealing a lack of intelligence or good judgment; silly.
   • Ridiculous or absurd: Describing behavior, ideas, or answers that are laughably unreasonable or nonsensical.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • His goosey idea to fix the computer with a hammer was quickly dismissed. (His foolish idea to fix the computer with a hammer was quickly dismissed.)
  • She felt a bit goosey after staying up all night studying. (She felt a bit stupid and slow after staying up all night studying.)
  • The manager criticized the team for their goosey approach to the serious problem. (The manager criticized the team for their ridiculous approach to the serious problem.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be/go all goosey": to become or act foolishly, often due to nervousness or confusion.
  • He went all goosey during the presentation and forgot his main points. (He acted foolishly during the presentation and forgot his main points.)

Variants and Related Words

• Goosy (adjective): An alternate spelling with the same meaning as 'goosey'.
• Goose (noun, informal): Can refer to a foolish person.
  • Don't be such a goose! (Don't be such a fool!)

Synonyms

• Foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment.
• Silly: Showing a lack of common sense or judgment; absurd and foolish.
• Dopey: Stupid or silly.
• Anserine: (Formal) Resembling a goose; foolish, stupid.

Idioms and Phrases

• "What a goosey thing to do/say!": An exclamation criticizing an action or statement as very foolish.
  • You drove without a map? What a goosey thing to do! (You drove without a map? What a foolish thing to do!)

Adjective

1. having or revealing stupidity
   • ridiculous anserine behavior
   • a dopey answer
   • a dopey kid
   • some fool idea about rewriting authors' books