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goster

British  
/ ˈɡɒstə /

verb

  1. to laugh uncontrollably

  2. to gossip

"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

Etymology

Origin of goster

C18: from earlier gauster, from Middle English galstre, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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"Stop your goster," said Dunphy, "and come in—isn't he inside here?"

From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

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