Gosling
[goz-ling] /ˈgɒz lɪŋ/
noun
1.
a young .
2.
a foolish, inexperienced person.
/ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/
noun
1.
a young goose
2.
an inexperienced or youthful person
n.
mid-14c. (late 13c. as a surname), from Old Norse gæslingr, from gos “goose” (see goose (n.)) + diminutive suffix. replaced Old English gesling. The modern word may be a Middle English formation from Middle English gos “goose.”
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