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

From BBC Nov. 12, 2025

Botham said it "borders on arrogance", Vaughan called it a "huge risk" and Gooch labelled it "glorified practice".

From BBC Nov. 12, 2025

Only two men - Graham Gooch and Donald Bradman - have scored more in an English Test summer.

From BBC Oct. 27, 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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