English

Noun

gooseberry season ‎(plural gooseberry seasons)

1. (dated, idiomatic, British slang, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

Synonyms

• silly season

References

• Farmer, John Stephen (1893) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 3, page 183