Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goujere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gou-jere
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Venereal disease.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Wipe thine eyes; The goujere shall devour them, flesh and fell, Ere they shall make me weep."
"Bonus annus de te (literally "the good year on you," as it is sometimes spelled in old English) means, The goujere on you; that is, with the editor's good leave, (See p. lxxxiii. ) The p–x on you."
"In the English version, "May the good year untye us'" the common corrupt expression of the age for the goujere, or venereal disease."

Etymology

An alteration of goodyear (“the Devil”). A derivation from French gouge (“prostitute, a camp trull”) has been suggested, but this seems unlikely.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gouge

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

goujeres (plural)

Questions

What does goujere mean?: Venereal disease.
Where does goujere come from?: It is traced to French.

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