get goose pimples



get goose pimples

To get bumps on one's skin where one's body hair stands on end as the result of an intense feeling of cold, nervousness, anxiety, excitement, or fear. I got goose pimples watching that scary movie last night! Their concert was so amazing, I got goose pimples when they played their first song! It's so cold in here that I'm getting goose pimples.
See also: get, goose, pimple

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lusine-Armenian
TirasTIE-rəs (English)Biblical
Halldor-Norwegian
Nadzeya-Belarusian
Herodotus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
FrederickFRED-ə-rik, FRED-rikEnglish