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
Chiranjivi	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu
EmİR	-	Turkish
Goizargi	-	Basque
Iachin	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Maura (1)	MOW-rah (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Rodion	rah-dee-ON	Russian