gooseberry

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gooseberry (plural gooseberries)

1. A fruit closely related to the currant.

   We had a good haul of gooseberries from our tree this year.

2. Any of several other unrelated fruits, such as the Chinese gooseberry (kiwifruit) and the Indian gooseberry (amla).
3. an additional person that is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation

   Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.

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• additional person: third wheel

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