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
Marcelyn-English (Rare)
Dixie['diksi]
Jaakob-Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
&Thorn;RÓNdr-Ancient Scandinavian
Meggy-Medieval English
Innokenti-Russian