poltergoose

English

Etymology

Blend of poltergeist +‎ goose or geese.

Noun

poltergoose (plural poltergeese)

1. (rare, humorous, nonce word) A ghost goose.
   • 1989, Roger McGough, “The Poltergeese”, in Nailing the shadow, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 85:

     The poltergeese
       their mischief done
     are heading north
       to miss the sun.

   • 1999, Michael Lawrence, The Poltergoose, →ISBN, page 63:

     'And this,' said Angie, 'is no ordinary dead goose. It's a dead goose that breaks things and chases people and pecks them where it hurts. A poltergoose.'

   • 2017 June 6, James Parks, Ben Costa, Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 1: The Road to Epoli (Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo), Random House Children's Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page (unnumbered):

     We saw a whole flock of poltergeese! And some creepity crawlies!