goose grease

English

Etymology

Compound of goose +‎ grease.

Noun

goose grease (uncountable)

  1. Fat derived from geese.
  2. (dated) An emollient, ointment, liniment, or lubricant containing or resembling such fat.
    • 1927 January 27, Frances Margaret Fox, “Jimmy’s Little Dog and the Baby Bears”, in Youth’s Companion, page 79:
      “Barby ought to be well rubbed with goose grease,” mother said, and she looked hard at Jimmy.
      Jimmy didn’t like to be rubbed with goose grease, so he felt sorry for Barby.
  3. (by extension, informal) Smooth talk, fast-talking, flattery.
    • 1933, Stanley Walker, The Night Club Era, published 1999, page 162:
      that he will stick by a friend and lie his head off if necessary when the friend is in a jam, that he laps up goose grease and even the cruder forms of blandishment, that he always has one or more favorite wrongdoers who he insists are all right,
    • 1987, Delaney Devers, Places in the Heart, page 86:
      “I’m a big girl, Kip. I don’t–”
      “Yeah, that’s what I’m afraid of. Just don’t forget he’s got a line as smooth as goose grease.”
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:goose grease.
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