A fool, simpleton.
Old Mother Goose / When she wanted to wander / Would ride through the air / On a very fine gander.
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"All night I flee from someone. I lead the chase, I lead the fugue. I sing a song of mourning." #TodaysPoem #poetry by Alejandra Pizarnik (@alejandrapizarnik.bsky.social) trans Forrest Gander & Patricio Ferrari The G…
“there’s nothing scary about it but I’d like to go to the Gander, NL airport some day just to see the airport it’s got cool midmod art and design that hasn’t been significantly altered since it opened”
“What is good for the goose is good for the gander. I don’t trust the Muslims For Trump and the leftists. They brought all this mayhem, unemployment and ICE to their own communities and I won’t waste my vote or $$ on them.”
“good for the goose, but take a gander at how he reacts!”
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(informal) A glance, look.
Marta's gander was a magnificent snow-white bird: the object of terror to foxes, children and dogs. She had reared him as a gosling; and whenever he approached, he would let fly a low contented burble and sidle his neck around her thighs.
“I don't know if agree with everything here, and that's great. So give it a gander.”
“What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Biden went too soft for not having Trump behind bars after the insurrection. Law is law & it doesn’t lie.”
“"All night I flee from someone. I lead the chase, I lead the fugue. I sing a song of mourning." #TodaysPoem #poetry by Alejandra Pizarnik (@alejandrapizarnik.bsky.social) trans Forrest Gander & Patricio Ferrari The Galloping Hour: French Poems (2018)”
“My moxfield has my paper lists, retired lists, and lists for content on if you want a cheeky gander moxfield.com/users/Naruka...”
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A male goose.
Ganders and geese are at their best for stock from two to ten years old. They live to a great age—it is stated to thirty or more years—but after ten years they cannot be reckoned upon as reliable assets on a farm. Two years old is the be…
Gander means: A male goose.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
gander means: A male goose.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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