Joe the Goose noun2 •A (usually easy) goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them."His first goal was a ‘‘Joe the Goose’’ over the top, but Brown followed it up with another mark and conversion barely a minute later." — 2014 •A handball which leads to such a goal. formsJoe the Gooses · Joe the gooses · Joe-the-Gooses · Joe-the-gooses