play gooseberry Definition
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gooseberry
noun gooseberries
- 1. A low-growing deciduous shrub with spiny stems, lobed leaves and greenish flowers on short drooping stalks.
2. One of the small sour-tasting yellowish-green or reddish berries produced by this plant, used to make jam, pies, etc.
- colloq
To be an unwanted third person, especially in the company of an amorous couple.
