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a male goose with the swagger of an animal that fears nothing, least of all you
means A gander is a male goose, or — informally — a quick look or glance, as in 'take a gander.'
from From Old English 'gandra,' a male goose, related to 'goose' itself and part of a wide flock of Germanic bird-words. The 'have a look' sense is much younger slang, born from the way a goose cranes its long neck to peer about — to take a gander is to stretch out and stare like the bird.
- attack mode
- will chase grown adults across entire parking lots
- weapon
- serrated tongue edges called tomia for biting
- old slang
- to take a gander means a long look
- loyal
- often mates with one partner for life
- silly walk
- gander gait inspired the phrase to gander about
for instance
top gun maverick — 1986 film where maverick's callsign references his tendency to look/gaze at things