Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to hiss disparagingly, orig. at a play.

1835		G. Kent Modern Flash Dict. 15: Goose, to – to hiss like a goose.
1848		Flash Dict. in Sinks of London Laid Open [as cit. 1835].
1854		Dickens Hard Times (1969) 74: He was goosed last night, he was goosed the night before last, he was goosed today.
c.1864		‘The Frankfort Affair’ Rakish Rhymer (1917) 69: So the mob goos’d his lordship, not more than they ought.
1875		T. Frost Circus Life and Circus Celebrities 281: An ‘artiste’ is ‘goosed,’ or ‘gets the goose,’ when the spectators or auditors testify by sibilant sounds disapproval or dissatisfaction.
1885		Bulletin (Sydney) 2 May 9/1: It was nice to see the respect he entertained for learning – almost tying that of the Melbourne University undergraduates who lately ‘goosed’ the Chancellor.
1895		Albert Chevalier ‘Our ’Armonic Club’ 🎵 A bloke as says is fust song it was goosed!
1895		Truth (Sydney) 27 Jan. 2/8: The comedy [...] was an utter failure. It was ‘goosed’ from the start.
1929		J.B. Booth London Town 58: Who knew each mummer’s Christian name, / And goosed him every bit the same? / My deadhead.