OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19439

gooseberry

/ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
carabina • trotona
An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
"But," said Philippa dolefully, "if I go I'll have to be gooseberry, and that will be a new experience for Philippa Gordon."
Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.
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