simple past tense and past participle of pick gooseberry

A pudding made with gooseberries. / (Cockney rhyming slang) A woman. / (Cockney rhyming slang) A wife.

(archaic, British slang) Having prominent and dull grey eyes.

A tart filled with gooseberries; a sort of gooseberry pie. / (Cockney rhyming slang) Heart.

(archaic, idiomatic, UK) To suddenly put a stop to a disturbance by force or threats. / (archaic, idiomatic, UK) To play the devil; to make mischief.

Synonym of play gooseberry

Synonym of play gooseberry

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play up Old Gooseberry

(dated, idiomatic, British slang, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

(archaic, British slang) The buttocks.