Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (S.Afr. prison) the passive, ‘female’ partner of a homosexual couple.

1965

R.H.L. Strachan in Rand Daily Mail 1 July 4: In Pretoria Central there were certain big cells containing about five prisoners and these were known as ‘married quarters’. A number of long-term prisoners had their ‘goosie’ and these were open relationships [DSAE].

2. (S.Afr., also ousie, ousis) a young woman, a girlfriend.

1956		D. Jacobson Dance in the Sun 130: Go on, ousis. Bring the bottle here.
1963		A.M. Louw 20 Days that Autumn 7: What’s all this, ousie?
1974		J. Matthews The Park and Other Stories (1983) 21: Dat’s all dey do! Smoke dagga wit’ yer an’ fuck black goosies!
1986		Sophiatown in M. Orkin At the Junction (1995) 150: Ag man, Jakes, what do you know of love? Waar’s you ousie?

3. (S.Afr.) a prostitute.

1962		A. La Guma Walk in the Night (1968) 16: Been driving those Yankees [...] to whorehouses. Those johns are full of money. Just blowing it away on goosies.
1977		C. Hope Ducktails in Gray Theatre Two (1981) 44: Hell, I fancy that dark-haired goosey.
1983		J. Matthews The Park and Other Stories (2nd edn) 40: We doan go wit’ white goosies.