Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I get goose bumps at the end of that movie all the time!”
Keanu Reeves, talking about how he feels at the end of his new science fiction thriller, A Scanner Darkly.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
small bumps that pop up on one’s skin when one is emotional or cold
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Getting goose bumps is a common human experience. If you’re scared or cold, you might get those little bumps all over your skin, often on your arms or on the back of your neck.
If you’re cold, You can say, “I’ve got goose bumps!”
If something affects you on an emotional level, you may get goose bumps. For example, if you read a beautiful poem, or experience extreme joy or shock, you can say, “That gave me goose bumps.”
Fear can also cause goose bumps. For example, if you’re watching a scary movie, you can say, “I’ve got goose bumps,” or “That gave me goose bumps.”
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“Have you seen Silence of the Lambs? In that scene at the end when they’re in the basement, I got goose bumps!”
“I wish I had a jacket. I’ve got goose bumps!”
“When my brother read from his favorite book at our father’s funeral, I got goose bumps.”