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Goshing is when your mate falls in love with a girl 2 days before he meets her. He falls for her more and more even though she is sleeping with half the town behind his back. He is also under the thumb of the village bike!
'Lythgoe, stop goshing ya gimp don't you know she is shagging everyone behind your back? Nobhead!'
Goshing by BAZMEISTER October 12, 2004
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When you really want to ask someone a question, mostly to find out the newest gossip, but are too respectful of their privacy to ask.
For example, if your friend shares some sweet goss and you really want to know more about it, but they're shy and not offering any unprompted information, and you really want to know more, but you decide not to ask, that's goshing.
"Oh, I'm goshing to hear about your 'good time' the other night."
"You could really tell how much he was goshing to ask me about you, but he didn't say a word."
Goshing by Sinrochian January 26, 2022

Cody Goshing 

To Gosh one's Cody is to turn off their computer unexpectedly. This is usually done in a violent manner such as ripping the cord from the wall, or making a lot of noise while you cram your finger into the power button as hard as you can. The term came from, I believe, the response of a person whose Cody had just been Goshed. It is also acceptable to do this by "Stealing" the target's mouse by use of USB mice and shutting down by the start button.
Note: Cody is used as a noun, Goshed as a verb.
"He was playing games in the computer lab, so the teacher Goshed his Cody."

"The screen went black and I knew my Cody had been Goshed."
"Get away from my Cody!"
"Don't make me Gosh you."
"I believe Cody Goshings are in order"(Upon finding someone using a computer in a way deemed a poor use of the computer, such as homework)
Cody Goshing by Waywatcher5 June 30, 2007
Competing in Gishwhes International scavenger hunt.
We will be gishing the last week in July.
Gishing by Akashadance July 25, 2018
The act of loving the VTuber Amelia Watson unconditionally while fully knowing that a realistic romantic relationship with her is unattainable.

A Gosling is in a parasocial relationship. No matter how much they love her, she'll always be just a girl on a screen.
Symptoms are: Feeling of emptiness, loneliness, fear, emotional stress and pain.

The term Gosling is based on the fact that the actor Ryan Gosling played characters that had parasocial relationships, such as Lars, from Lars and the Real Girl and K from Blade Runner 2049.

There's a second term called Goslingposting, where Goslings post gifs from Blade Runner 2049 to depict the feelings they're currently having.

The term can also be applied to other VTubers.
Gosling A: I Love Amelia...
Gosling B: I know man.
Gosling by Detective Ame January 4, 2021

Ryan Gosling 

a) A person who thinks they're literally Ryan Gosling, Especially from the movies Drive and BR2049.
b) A person with Ryan Gosling Syndrome, a disorder that affects ability to feel, communicate and behave normally.
Therapist: This 'Ryan Gosling'.. is he in the room with us right now?
Ryan Gosling: He is literally me.
Ryan Gosling by RG 2049 February 20, 2022
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