gooseberry

noun

1. A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

   “We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.”

2. Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
3. Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
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8. Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
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14. (British, dated, slang)A chaperone.
15. (British)An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

    “Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.”

    “"But," said Philippa dolefully, "if I go I'll have to be gooseberry, and that will be a new experience for Philippa Gordon."”

    “Kryten, you are a total gooseberry. Next time I play on the AR machine I'm going to give you some money and send you to the pictures.”

16. (British, dated, slang)A fool.
17. (British, dated, slang)A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
18. (British, dated, plural-normally, slang, vulgar)A testicle.