gaggleEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishgaggle /ˈɡaɡl / ▸ noun 1 a flock of geese. 2 informal a disorderly group of people: the gaggle of photographers that dogged his every step. – ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb): imitative of the noise that a goose makes; compare with Dutch gaggelen and German gackern.