Where did the term "silly goose" come from?
Like when you say to someone 'you are such a silly goose'
Please only answer if you have heard this phrase. Thanx.
2007-03-27 08:43:56 · 4 answers · asked by RedPower Woman 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Your question got me curious because I use that phrase a lot. I found a BB discussion and this is what it said:
wherefore "silly goose"
GOOSE or GEESE - "A foolish or ignorant person is called a goose because of the alleged stupidity of this bird." "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" revised by Adrian Room (HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, 1999, Sixteenth Edition).
2007-03-27 08:51:01 · answer #1 · answered by C Anemone 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It came from nursery rhymes. A goose is considered silly since they get hunted very easily.
2007-03-27 15:48:06 · answer #2 · answered by Jamonican 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mother goose's son---he was named silly
2007-03-27 15:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by Bailey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gay men.
2007-03-27 15:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋