goose-flesher

English

Etymology

goose flesh +‎ -er

Noun

goose-flesher (plural goose-fleshers)

  1. (slang) A frightening or thrilling work of fiction.
    • 1949, P.G. Wodehouse, The Mating Season:
      […] the best thing to do is to curl up with a good goose-flesher and try to forget, and fortunately I had packed among my effects one called Murder at Greystone Grange.

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