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Etymology

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From goosebump +‎ -y.

Adjective

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goosebumpy (comparative more goosebumpy, superlative most goosebumpy)

  1. (informal) Affected by, or characteristic of, goosebumps.
    • 1965, Don Robertson, The greatest thing since sliced bread:
      You say you feel goosebumpy? Good. That's the way you ought to feel.
    • 1987, Jerome McDonough, I'll be Cloned for Christmas:
      Oh, Barney, I get all goosebumpy when I think about it. Don't you, kids?
    • 2002, Barbara Ware Holmes, Following Fake Man:
      I felt this twinge, this sort of goosebumpy feeling...