Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

say boo to a goose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
say -boo -to a -goose
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have courage and be assertive.

Inflected Forms

says boo to a goose (present, singular) saying boo to a goose (participle, present) said boo to a goose (participle, past) said boo to a goose (past) say bo to a goose (alternative, dated)

Questions

What does say boo to a goose mean?
To have courage and be assertive.

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