goose bumps



*goose bumps

 and *goose pimples
Fig. a prickly feeling related to having bumps on one's skin due to fear, excitement, or cold. (*Typically: get ~ have ~ give someone ∼.) When I hear that old song, I get goose bumps. I never have goose pimples, but my teeth chatter when it's cold.
See also: bump, goose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AnnukkaAHN-nook-kahFinnish
Karthik-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam
Nedyalka-Bulgarian
BjÖRneBYUUR-neSwedish
Alisaah-LEE-sah (Russian), AH-lee-sah (Finnish)Russian, Finnish
Marks[ma:ks]