WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈgoose ˌflesh or ˈgooseˌflesh, n. [uncountable]
  1. Physiologya bristling of the hair on the skin, as from cold or fear.
Also called ˈgoose ˌpim•ples, ˈgoose ˌbumps. [countable* plural]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
goose′ flesh′, 
  1. a rough condition of the skin, resembling that of a plucked goose, induced by cold or fear;
    horripilation.
Also, goose′flesh′. Also called goose pimples, goose′ bumps′, goose skin. 
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

'goose bumps' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
goose flesh - gooseflesh

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