gooseberry
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
gooseberries
plural
gooseberries
Britannica Dictionary definition of GOOSEBERRY
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British, informal
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an extra person who is present when two other people (such as lovers) want to be alone together
— used especially in the phrase play gooseberry
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He was left to play gooseberry while the other two talked and laughed.
