Michigosling

English Etymology en Michigander gosling, because the young offspring of a en gander male goose is a en gosling. Noun en uncommon humorous A child from Michigan, contrasted with a en Michigander man from Michigan. en Names for Americans H. L. Mencken H. L. Mencken 1947 American Speech 22 4 241–256 10.2307/486658 486658 0003-1283 https://www.jstor.org/stable/486658 The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires idiots to call a Michigan woman a Michigoose and a child a Michigosling, but the people of the State have got used to this en 1982 Michigan Natural Resources Magazine 51-52 77 From Dale E. Pasco of Owosso: "My parents were both one room school teachers and they taught it this way: I'm a Michigander, my wife is a Michigoose, our kids are Michigoslins, so what is the use." en Would prefer you called section ‘Michiganian’ Jane Wallin Holt Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan 2014-05-03 A4 Opinion Gander is male goose. If you use “Michigander,” you should also include “Michigoose” (female) and “Michigosling” (child) in your title. Hypernyms en Michigander unisex en Michigoose humorous en Michiganer en Michiganian en American en Michigan, USA Demonyms American demonyms en informal demonyms