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
Annalisa-Italian
Pasqualino-Italian
Thelonius-Various
Emiliee-MEE-lee-ə (German), e-MEE-lee-e (Norwegian), EM-i-lee (Swedish)German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Anastasiyaah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Hailwic-Ancient Germanic