gooseberry
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
gooseberry (plural gooseberries)
- A fruit closely related to the currant.
- We had a good haul of gooseberries from our tree this year.
- Any of several other unrelated fruits, such as the Chinese gooseberry (kiwifruit) and the Indian gooseberry (amla).
- (chiefly UK) 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- additional person: third wheel
[edit] Translations
fruit
additional person
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