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Gooch

American  
[gooch] / gutʃ /

noun

  1. George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.


Gooch British  
/ ɡuːtʃ /

noun

  1. Graham ( Alan ). born 1953, English cricketer: played in 118 test matches (1975–95), 34 as captain; scored 8,900 test runs (an England record)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

What does gooch mean? Gooch is slang for the perineum, or the area between the anus and genitals, usually on a man. It can also occasionally be found as slang for "excellent" or "awesome” in the Laguna Beach area of Southern California.

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It has been 32 years since Nicky Gooch claimed bronze in the men's 500m at Lillehammer 1994.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Criticism of England's preparation has come from former captains Lord Botham, Michael Vaughan and Graham Gooch.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

Former captain David Gower, a team-mate of Botham and Gooch, was part of England's victorious 1986-87 tour - their only other win in Australia since the 1970s.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

Graham Gooch once said that playing New Zealand with the great Richard Hadlee in the team was like "facing World XI at one end and Ilford 2nd XI at the other".

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025

Gooch was the neighborhood park, but Paul’d get us down there so early, we’d have the whole court to ourselves.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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