It's Goosed

[gerry]

I have heard people use the expression "It's Goosed" when something has broken.Where does this expression come from?

[Quizmonster]

Since the 1920s, 'goosed' has meant 'ruined/spoiled'. This may be connected with the fact that another meaning of 'goose' as a verb is to grasp someone's genital or bottom area and - as an extension of that - to have sexual intercourse. Hence to say: "That's goosed!" is much the same as saying: "That's + a short word beginning with 'f' and ending with 'ed'!"

[jno]

I can imagine rhyming slang 'It's goose and ducked', but don't know if this exists

[Cappuccino]

I first heard the expression in the early 1990s from a colleague who came from Darlington.