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Goosebumps

Goosebumps

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A series of scary books for children by R L Stine
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡusˌbʌmps/
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  • Many children eagerly read Goosebumps books every Halloween for a spooky thrill.
  • Goosebumps book
  • Goosebumps series

It's like Blue's Clues, but like, meets Goosebumps, you know?

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Examples

  • R.L. Stine created the beloved children's horror series, Goosebumps, which has entertained millions.

  • I mean, we get to finish our Goosebumps story!

  • We are living a Goosebumps story right now?

  • This is a classic Goosebumps moment.

  • Every Goosebumps book is from one point of view: one girl or one boy telling the story.

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  • Volumes one through three of the Goosebumps series.

  • Goosebumps covered my skin from head to toe.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • R.L. Stine, the author of the popular Goosebumps horror series for kids, has been busy lately: tweeting scary stories and publishing Red Rain, his first novel for adults.

    Blog text (18)
  • The Goosebumps television series brought R.L. Stine's chilling stories to life on screen.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Goosebumps = goosebump (semi-transparent) = goose + bump + s

The singular 'goosebump' is a straightforward compound of 'goose' + 'bump' whose meaning is directly related to the components.

Etymology

The word Goosebumps uses the simple picture of goose and bumps: those little bumps on your skin that appear when you are 'cold' or 'scared'. The book series was named Goosebumps because it wants to give readers that same shivery, scary feeling.