Goose or Chilly Bumps or Pimples?
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I've heard many people use the term "goose bumps"; in my family, they were "goose pimples," but I don't know if this was peculiar to us, or if others also use it.
My wife's family's saying for this was "Chilly bumps."
Are there others? Is one considered the "most correct"?
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I've heard many people use the term "goose bumps"; in my family, they were "goose pimples," but I don't know if this was peculiar to us, or if others also use it.
My wife's family's saying for this was "Chilly bumps."
Are there others? Is one considered the "most correct"?
word-usage slang
asked Jul 9 '15 at 20:33
B. Clay ShannonB. Clay Shannon
71521026
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I've seen goose bumps used the most.
– RK01
Jul 9 '15 at 20:35
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Since this is colloquial, whatever you were brought up with will sound 'most correct'; there really can be no other standard.
– TimLymington
Jul 9 '15 at 21:31
I prefer "Ganderbumps"! Viva las Mujeres!!!
– B. Clay Shannon
Jul 9 '15 at 21:36
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theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/…
– Brian Hitchcock
Jul 10 '15 at 9:21
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I've heard many people use the term "goose bumps"; in my family, they were "goose pimples," but I don't know if this was peculiar to us, or if others also use it.
My wife's family's saying for this was "Chilly bumps."
Are there others? Is one considered the "most correct"?
word-usage slang
asked Jul 9 '15 at 20:33
B. Clay ShannonB. Clay Shannon
71521026
I've heard many people use the term "goose bumps"; in my family, they were "goose pimples," but I don't know if this was peculiar to us, or if others also use it.
My wife's family's saying for this was "Chilly bumps."
Are there others? Is one considered the "most correct"?
word-usage slang
word-usage slang
asked Jul 9 '15 at 20:33
B. Clay ShannonB. Clay Shannon
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asked Jul 9 '15 at 20:33
B. Clay ShannonB. Clay Shannon
71521026
asked Jul 9 '15 at 20:33
B. Clay ShannonB. Clay Shannon
71521026
asked Jul 9 '15 at 20:33
B. Clay ShannonB. Clay Shannon
71521026
asked Jul 9 '15 at 20:33
B. Clay ShannonB. Clay Shannon
71521026
71521026
2
I've seen goose bumps used the most.
– RK01
Jul 9 '15 at 20:35
2
Since this is colloquial, whatever you were brought up with will sound 'most correct'; there really can be no other standard.
– TimLymington
Jul 9 '15 at 21:31
I prefer "Ganderbumps"! Viva las Mujeres!!!
– B. Clay Shannon
Jul 9 '15 at 21:36
1
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/…
– Brian Hitchcock
Jul 10 '15 at 9:21
add a comment |
2
I've seen goose bumps used the most.
– RK01
Jul 9 '15 at 20:35
2
Since this is colloquial, whatever you were brought up with will sound 'most correct'; there really can be no other standard.
– TimLymington
Jul 9 '15 at 21:31
I prefer "Ganderbumps"! Viva las Mujeres!!!
– B. Clay Shannon
Jul 9 '15 at 21:36
1
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/…
– Brian Hitchcock
Jul 10 '15 at 9:21
2
2
I've seen goose bumps used the most.
– RK01
Jul 9 '15 at 20:35
I've seen goose bumps used the most.
– RK01
Jul 9 '15 at 20:35
2
2
Since this is colloquial, whatever you were brought up with will sound 'most correct'; there really can be no other standard.
– TimLymington
Jul 9 '15 at 21:31
Since this is colloquial, whatever you were brought up with will sound 'most correct'; there really can be no other standard.
– TimLymington
Jul 9 '15 at 21:31
I prefer "Ganderbumps"! Viva las Mujeres!!!
– B. Clay Shannon
Jul 9 '15 at 21:36
I prefer "Ganderbumps"! Viva las Mujeres!!!
– B. Clay Shannon
Jul 9 '15 at 21:36
1
1
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/…
– Brian Hitchcock
Jul 10 '15 at 9:21
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/…
– Brian Hitchcock
Jul 10 '15 at 9:21
add a comment |
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The google (books and web) says that "goose bumps" (also one word, "goosebumps") is by far the more favored term over "goose pimples" or "goose flesh." The technical terms for this phenomenon is cutis anserina, horripilation, or piloerection.
The google finds over 750K uses of "goose bumps" and only 124 of "chilly bumps." I didn't look closely at the latter results, but I bet most of them are from your wife's family.
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
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It should just be "Google," capitalized with no definite article. I think you should add some more to this answer, either an image of the results on Google, an explanation of what these Google numbers really mean (are they actual numbers, or estimates?), or a citation to a dictionary or other source.
– sumelic
Jul 9 '15 at 21:33
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"The google" is my pet term for the ubiquitous search engine. The google probably wouldn't like it any better than you, and when they eventually come to run the world, they can talk me about it. Nobody outside Google really knows what their search numbers mean, especially given the charges that they slant the results to favor their own content. Anybody who asks a question here may perform the same search I did. I take your point about dictionaries.
– deadrat
Jul 9 '15 at 21:49
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In Britain it always was, and I suspect largely remains goose pimples. And please no one quote me Google Ngrams. They now have the same status with me as Father Christmas. I have stopped believing in them. Who audits them?
– WS2
Jul 9 '15 at 23:33
@WS2 - In New England, (US) where many expressions from the "mother country" still exist, it is "goose pimples". (They also keep belongings in "cupboards" and call disappointments "a 'bloody' shame".
– Oldbag
Jul 10 '15 at 12:18
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The google (books and web) says that "goose bumps" (also one word, "goosebumps") is by far the more favored term over "goose pimples" or "goose flesh." The technical terms for this phenomenon is cutis anserina, horripilation, or piloerection.
The google finds over 750K uses of "goose bumps" and only 124 of "chilly bumps." I didn't look closely at the latter results, but I bet most of them are from your wife's family.
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
deadratdeadrat
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It should just be "Google," capitalized with no definite article. I think you should add some more to this answer, either an image of the results on Google, an explanation of what these Google numbers really mean (are they actual numbers, or estimates?), or a citation to a dictionary or other source.
– sumelic
Jul 9 '15 at 21:33
4
"The google" is my pet term for the ubiquitous search engine. The google probably wouldn't like it any better than you, and when they eventually come to run the world, they can talk me about it. Nobody outside Google really knows what their search numbers mean, especially given the charges that they slant the results to favor their own content. Anybody who asks a question here may perform the same search I did. I take your point about dictionaries.
– deadrat
Jul 9 '15 at 21:49
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In Britain it always was, and I suspect largely remains goose pimples. And please no one quote me Google Ngrams. They now have the same status with me as Father Christmas. I have stopped believing in them. Who audits them?
– WS2
Jul 9 '15 at 23:33
@WS2 - In New England, (US) where many expressions from the "mother country" still exist, it is "goose pimples". (They also keep belongings in "cupboards" and call disappointments "a 'bloody' shame".
– Oldbag
Jul 10 '15 at 12:18
add a comment |
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The google (books and web) says that "goose bumps" (also one word, "goosebumps") is by far the more favored term over "goose pimples" or "goose flesh." The technical terms for this phenomenon is cutis anserina, horripilation, or piloerection.
The google finds over 750K uses of "goose bumps" and only 124 of "chilly bumps." I didn't look closely at the latter results, but I bet most of them are from your wife's family.
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
deadratdeadrat
42k25292
1
It should just be "Google," capitalized with no definite article. I think you should add some more to this answer, either an image of the results on Google, an explanation of what these Google numbers really mean (are they actual numbers, or estimates?), or a citation to a dictionary or other source.
– sumelic
Jul 9 '15 at 21:33
4
"The google" is my pet term for the ubiquitous search engine. The google probably wouldn't like it any better than you, and when they eventually come to run the world, they can talk me about it. Nobody outside Google really knows what their search numbers mean, especially given the charges that they slant the results to favor their own content. Anybody who asks a question here may perform the same search I did. I take your point about dictionaries.
– deadrat
Jul 9 '15 at 21:49
2
In Britain it always was, and I suspect largely remains goose pimples. And please no one quote me Google Ngrams. They now have the same status with me as Father Christmas. I have stopped believing in them. Who audits them?
– WS2
Jul 9 '15 at 23:33
@WS2 - In New England, (US) where many expressions from the "mother country" still exist, it is "goose pimples". (They also keep belongings in "cupboards" and call disappointments "a 'bloody' shame".
– Oldbag
Jul 10 '15 at 12:18
add a comment |
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The google (books and web) says that "goose bumps" (also one word, "goosebumps") is by far the more favored term over "goose pimples" or "goose flesh." The technical terms for this phenomenon is cutis anserina, horripilation, or piloerection.
The google finds over 750K uses of "goose bumps" and only 124 of "chilly bumps." I didn't look closely at the latter results, but I bet most of them are from your wife's family.
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
deadratdeadrat
42k25292
The google (books and web) says that "goose bumps" (also one word, "goosebumps") is by far the more favored term over "goose pimples" or "goose flesh." The technical terms for this phenomenon is cutis anserina, horripilation, or piloerection.
The google finds over 750K uses of "goose bumps" and only 124 of "chilly bumps." I didn't look closely at the latter results, but I bet most of them are from your wife's family.
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
deadratdeadrat
42k25292
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
deadratdeadrat
42k25292
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
deadratdeadrat
42k25292
answered Jul 9 '15 at 21:26
deadratdeadrat
42k25292
42k25292
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It should just be "Google," capitalized with no definite article. I think you should add some more to this answer, either an image of the results on Google, an explanation of what these Google numbers really mean (are they actual numbers, or estimates?), or a citation to a dictionary or other source.
– sumelic
Jul 9 '15 at 21:33
4
"The google" is my pet term for the ubiquitous search engine. The google probably wouldn't like it any better than you, and when they eventually come to run the world, they can talk me about it. Nobody outside Google really knows what their search numbers mean, especially given the charges that they slant the results to favor their own content. Anybody who asks a question here may perform the same search I did. I take your point about dictionaries.
– deadrat
Jul 9 '15 at 21:49
2
In Britain it always was, and I suspect largely remains goose pimples. And please no one quote me Google Ngrams. They now have the same status with me as Father Christmas. I have stopped believing in them. Who audits them?
– WS2
Jul 9 '15 at 23:33
@WS2 - In New England, (US) where many expressions from the "mother country" still exist, it is "goose pimples". (They also keep belongings in "cupboards" and call disappointments "a 'bloody' shame".
– Oldbag
Jul 10 '15 at 12:18
add a comment |
1
It should just be "Google," capitalized with no definite article. I think you should add some more to this answer, either an image of the results on Google, an explanation of what these Google numbers really mean (are they actual numbers, or estimates?), or a citation to a dictionary or other source.
– sumelic
Jul 9 '15 at 21:33
4
"The google" is my pet term for the ubiquitous search engine. The google probably wouldn't like it any better than you, and when they eventually come to run the world, they can talk me about it. Nobody outside Google really knows what their search numbers mean, especially given the charges that they slant the results to favor their own content. Anybody who asks a question here may perform the same search I did. I take your point about dictionaries.
– deadrat
Jul 9 '15 at 21:49
2
In Britain it always was, and I suspect largely remains goose pimples. And please no one quote me Google Ngrams. They now have the same status with me as Father Christmas. I have stopped believing in them. Who audits them?
– WS2
Jul 9 '15 at 23:33
@WS2 - In New England, (US) where many expressions from the "mother country" still exist, it is "goose pimples". (They also keep belongings in "cupboards" and call disappointments "a 'bloody' shame".
– Oldbag
Jul 10 '15 at 12:18
1
1
It should just be "Google," capitalized with no definite article. I think you should add some more to this answer, either an image of the results on Google, an explanation of what these Google numbers really mean (are they actual numbers, or estimates?), or a citation to a dictionary or other source.
– sumelic
Jul 9 '15 at 21:33
It should just be "Google," capitalized with no definite article. I think you should add some more to this answer, either an image of the results on Google, an explanation of what these Google numbers really mean (are they actual numbers, or estimates?), or a citation to a dictionary or other source.
– sumelic
Jul 9 '15 at 21:33
4
4
"The google" is my pet term for the ubiquitous search engine. The google probably wouldn't like it any better than you, and when they eventually come to run the world, they can talk me about it. Nobody outside Google really knows what their search numbers mean, especially given the charges that they slant the results to favor their own content. Anybody who asks a question here may perform the same search I did. I take your point about dictionaries.
– deadrat
Jul 9 '15 at 21:49
"The google" is my pet term for the ubiquitous search engine. The google probably wouldn't like it any better than you, and when they eventually come to run the world, they can talk me about it. Nobody outside Google really knows what their search numbers mean, especially given the charges that they slant the results to favor their own content. Anybody who asks a question here may perform the same search I did. I take your point about dictionaries.
– deadrat
Jul 9 '15 at 21:49
2
2
In Britain it always was, and I suspect largely remains goose pimples. And please no one quote me Google Ngrams. They now have the same status with me as Father Christmas. I have stopped believing in them. Who audits them?
– WS2
Jul 9 '15 at 23:33
In Britain it always was, and I suspect largely remains goose pimples. And please no one quote me Google Ngrams. They now have the same status with me as Father Christmas. I have stopped believing in them. Who audits them?
– WS2
Jul 9 '15 at 23:33
@WS2 - In New England, (US) where many expressions from the "mother country" still exist, it is "goose pimples". (They also keep belongings in "cupboards" and call disappointments "a 'bloody' shame".
– Oldbag
Jul 10 '15 at 12:18
@WS2 - In New England, (US) where many expressions from the "mother country" still exist, it is "goose pimples". (They also keep belongings in "cupboards" and call disappointments "a 'bloody' shame".
– Oldbag
Jul 10 '15 at 12:18
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I've seen goose bumps used the most.
– RK01
Jul 9 '15 at 20:35
2
Since this is colloquial, whatever you were brought up with will sound 'most correct'; there really can be no other standard.
– TimLymington
Jul 9 '15 at 21:31
I prefer "Ganderbumps"! Viva las Mujeres!!!
– B. Clay Shannon
Jul 9 '15 at 21:36
1
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/…
– Brian Hitchcock
Jul 10 '15 at 9:21