Where did the phrase goose come from? (as in a buttocks pinch)?

Question

Where did this phrase come from?
Web definitions for goose
pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl"
Please help me!
Thanks Ashley~

Answer 1

probably from someone who was literally nipped on the backside by a goose !it feels like a little pinch.they are territorial and fairly agressive birds,and dont hesitate to bite.someone probably creatively likened a pinch to a goosebite,in more rural times when everyone would have understood the correlation.

Answer 2

A verb, which means to grab someone between their butt cheeks and to squeeze, almost with an intent to hurt, although it is often done in a joking, playful manner between friends. The most common way to goose someone is with the fingers and thumb of one hand. The fingers grab from the bottom, and the thumb from the top. Then, in an upwards, and squeezing motion, you goose them. It is normally done while the "receiver" is wearing clothes, although there is no reason why it couldn't be done without clothes.http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goose&r=f
A (usually sexual, sometimes friendly) "attack" — the buttocks of another person are pinched between forefinger and thumb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_(disambiguation)

Answer 3

I have always heard the phrase goose as tickling someone in the ribs.

Answer 4

Geese have a tendency to nip people and, with their height, they tend to nip them in the butt.