Noun: Michigoose
| Singular | Michigoose |
| Plural | Michigeese |
Sample Sentences
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Where is the little Michigander or Michigoose who is plugging along, so contentedly ensconced in his bi-valve surroundings as not to be touched by even an echo of the great state meeting of his profession? [1916, Moderator-topics, volume 36, page 165:]
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From Dale E. Pasco of Owosso: "My parents were both one room school teachers and they taught it this way: I'm a Michigander, my wife is a Michigoose, our kids are Michigoslins, so what is the use." [1982, Michigan Natural Resources Magazine, volumes 51-52, page 77:]
Nouns inflected like Michigoose
rood goose,
rock goose,
Solent goose,
rot-goose,
Egyptian goose,
snow goose,
spur-winged goose,
green goose,
Michigoose,
green pygmy goose,
cotton pygmy goose,
bar-headed goose,
brant goose,
watchgoose,
Emden goose,
emmer-goose,
New Zealand goose,
Magellan goose,
African pygmy goose,
gone goose, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Blend of Michigander + goose, because the counterpart of a gander (“male goose”) is a goose (“female goose”).