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a V a asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Where does "Goosebump" come from? Why not "chickenbumb" or "birdbumb"?

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  • infobod2nd
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    1 decade ago
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    A very good question

    (sorry i dont know the answer)

  • calvin o
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Goosebump, because the effect looks like goose-skin plucked clean of feathers.

  • ?
    1 decade ago

    It was called Goosebumps because,the author R.L. Stine had a bump or (you can call it a goosebump)on his forehead!

    :)

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