full as a goog
- idiom
- Archaic
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satisfecho
- After eating the huge Thanksgiving dinner, I was full as a goog and could barely move.
Examples
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I'm full as a goog, so dessert will have to wait until later.
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He declared himself full as a goog after the three-course meal.
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I'm full as a goog!
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After that big dinner, I felt full as a goog!
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After the buffet, I felt full as a goog and couldn't even think about dessert.
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After finishing the giant pizza, I was completely full as a goog and needed a break.
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She was full as a goog after enjoying a big plate of pasta at the Italian restaurant.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not wanting more food or drink after eating enough
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9.1
Having eaten so much that you feel uncomfortable and want to rest
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1.0
Feeling very full after eating a lot
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5.5
Having eaten enough that you do not want more food
Antonyms
How Full
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although the pattern 'full as a X' is a transparent simile structure, the key lexical item 'goog' is not a recognized English word here, so a learner who knows only the constituents would have no basis to infer the intended meaning. The expression therefore functions idiomatically or dialectally with an unpredictable referent, making the overall meaning opaque to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Full as a goog may come from an old local word goog for a large sack or bowl used to hold food. Picture it stuffed so tightly after a feast that it bulges, and that's why the phrase means 'extremely full or uncomfortable after eating'.