sound on the goose
English
Etymology
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Adjective
sound on the goose (not comparable)
- (US, colloquial, regional, now historical) Loyal to the party line; specifically, supporting the pro-slavery position in the pre-Civil War United States.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 440:
- While not exactly sound on the goose, slavery struck me as the natural state: we had slaves, the Indians had slaves, you shall enjoy the spoils of your enemies, which the Lord your God has given you.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 440: