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gooseberry
be (as) green as a gooseberry
To be very young, immature, and/or inexperienced. Are you sure he's fit to run your campaign? He's just out of college and still as green as a gooseberry!
green as a gooseberry
Very young, immature, and/or inexperienced. Are you sure he's fit to run your campaign? He's just out of college and still as green as a gooseberry!
play gooseberry
(British humorous) to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone Yes, thank you, I'd love to go to the cinema, if you two are sure you don't mind me playing gooseberry.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vissarion | | - | Russian, Greek |
Alvy | | ['ælvi] | |
Arden | | AHR-dən | English |
Sota | | so:-tah | Japanese |
Bethari | | be-TAH-ree | Indonesian, Javanese |
Hieronymus | | hee-RO-nee-muws (German) | German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |