goosey
Jumpy and nervous
Goosey means nervous, jumpy, or easily startled—behaving like a goose that honks and flaps at the slightest disturbance.
Someone feeling goosey is on edge, twitchy, perhaps anticipating something unpleasant: I get a little goosey before job interviews.
Also spelled goosy.
Anxiously restless
- skittishProne to nervous fright
- jumpyNervously reactive to stimuli
- edgyTense and irritable
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
fidgety · uneasy · anxious · tense · apprehensive · restless · shaky · startled
Amusingly foolish or absurd
ridiculous · clownish · comical · farcical · buffoonish · preposterous · ludicrous · nonsensical
Lively and playful
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- sportiveFond of games
romping · cavorting · prankish · antic · spirited · lively · gamboling · frolicking
jittery
Anxiously restless
twitchy · fidgety · uneasy · anxious · tense · apprehensive · restless · shaky · startled · flighty
goofy
Amusingly foolish or absurd
absurd · ridiculous · clownish · comical · farcical · buffoonish · preposterous · ludicrous · nonsensical · slapstick
frisky
Lively and playful
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
sportive · romping · cavorting · prankish · antic · spirited · lively · gamboling · frolicking · kittenish
- goose bumpsPrickling skin from chill
- wild goose chaseHopeless pursuit of nothing
- golden gooseReliable profit source
- wild-goose chasePointless, hopeless search
- goose eggsSlang for zeros
- silly gooseAffectionate term for someone being foolish