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what's good for the goose is good for the gander

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
what's -good -for the -goose is -good -for the -gan-der
IPA
63
Scrabble Score
38
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Literally, what is good for a female goose is equally good for a male goose (gander); or, what is good for a woman should be equally good for a man.

proverb

If something is good for one person, it should be equally good for another person; someone who treats another in a certain way should not complain if the same is done to them.

Etymology

From earlier what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (1670s). Other early forms include “as deep drinketh the goose as the gander” (1562).

Questions

What does what's good for the goose is good for the gander mean?
Literally, what is good for a female goose is equally good for a male goose (gander); or, what is good for a woman should be equally good for a man.
Where does what's good for the goose is good for the gander come from?
From earlier what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (1670s). Other early forms include “as deep drinketh the goose as the gander” (1562).

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