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goose pimple

n. (context rarely used in the singular English) Small bumps on the skin caused by the involuntary erection of hairs in response to cold or fear.

WordNet
goose pimple

n. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goose skin, horripilation]

Usage examples of "goose pimple".

It was bitterly cold, so cold that Jay felt his skin goose pimple and his teeth chatter.

He felt the hair on his forearms come slowly erect, each on a separate goose pimple.

A warning signal trickled down the length of her spine, inducing her flesh to goose pimple and her nipples to harden.

A chill raced down her spine, inducing her flesh to goose pimple and her nipples to harden.