gooseberry pudding
The term 'gooseberry pudding' can refer to a traditional dessert made with gooseberries or, in Cockney rhyming slang, a woman or wife.
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Definition
B2Culinary
(common)A dessert made from tart, crisp berries, typically cooked with sugar and often topped with a crust.
Example
- For dessert, we had a delicious gooseberry pudding with a buttery crust.
C1Cockney Rhyming Slang
(informal, slang)A term used to refer to a woman.
Example
- He brought his gooseberry pudding to the party.
C1Cockney Rhyming Slang
(informal, slang)A term used to refer to a wife.
Example
- He's been married to his gooseberry pudding for ten years.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "gooseberry pudding":
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