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GOOSE PIMPLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does goose pimple mean?

• GOOSE PIMPLE (noun)
The noun GOOSE PIMPLE has 1 sense:

1. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

Familiarity information: GOOSE PIMPLE used as a noun is very rare.

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• GOOSE PIMPLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

goose bump; goose pimple; goose skin; goosebump; gooseflesh; horripilation; pilomotor reflex

Hypernyms ("goose pimple" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

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