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	Pronounced	Usage
Alaia	-	Basque
Barrow	['bærəu]
Else	EL-se (Danish, Norwegian), EL-sə (German, Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Dayaram	-	Indian, Hindi
Ekaitz	-	Basque
Rosemonde	-	French