Goosecap

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fool; a dolt.

    "Lucy and Edmund and Peridan were busy with their plans for the battle and though Lucy once said, "But where is his goosecap Highness?" Edmund only replied, "Not in the front, and that's good news enough. Leave well alone.""

Example

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"Lucy and Edmund and Peridan were busy with their plans for the battle and though Lucy once said, "But where is his goosecap Highness?" Edmund only replied, "Not in the front, and that's good news enough. Leave well alone.""

Etymology

From goose + cap.

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