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Learn to pronounce gan·der

/ˈɡandər/
noun
  1. a male goose.
  2. a look or glance.
    "take a gander at that luggage"

verb
look or glance at something.
"Paulie gandered at shelves full of coffee paraphernalia"

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Apr 27, 2024 · The meaning of GANDER is an adult male goose. How to use gander in a sentence.
A gander is a male goose, and also an insult meaning "simpleton," a bit like calling someone "a silly goose." Besides being the proper name for a male goose and ...
noun · a male goose · informal. a quick look (esp in the phrase take ( or have ) a gander ) · informal. a simpleton ...
GANDER meaning: 1. a male goose 2. to have a quick look: 3. a male goose. Learn more.
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noun The male of the goose. To go leisurely; linger; walk slowly or vaguely. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
Jun 22, 2020 · It means that if something is acceptable for someone, then it should equally be acceptable for another (often of the opposite sex) - people ...
This slangy idiom, dating from the early 1900s, presumably came from the verb gander , meaning “stretch one's neck to see,” possibly alluding to the long neck ...