1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. God-permit, a stage coach, from that affectation of piety, frequently to be met with in advertisements of stage coaches or waggons, where most of their undertakings are promised with if God permit, or God willing. 1825. Modern Flash Dict., s.v. God’s-mercy, subs. (old).—Ham (or bacon) and eggs. [‘There’s nothing in the house but God’s mercy’: at one time a common answer in country inns to travellers in quest of provant.] God’s-penny, subs. (old).—An earnest penny. 1690. B. E., Dict. of the Cant. Crew, s.v. God’s Penny, Earnest Money, to Bind a Bargain. 1765. Percy, Reliques, ‘The heir of Linne.’ Then John he did him to record draw, And John he cast him a God’s pennie. Go-easter, subs. (American cowboys’).—A portmanteau; a peter (q.v.). [Because seldom used except in going city- or east-wards.] Goer, subs. (old).—1. The foot. For synonyms, see Creepers. 1557–1634. Chapman, in Encyclop. Dict. A double mantle, cast Athwart his shoulders, his faire goers grac’t With fitted shoes. 2. (colloquial).—An expert or adept; as in drawing, talking, riding; one well up to his (or her) work: generally with an adjective, as e.g., a fast (or hell of a) goer = a good goer. 1857. G. A. Lawrence, Guy Livingstone, ch. xx. Nevertheless, she was always deeply engaged, and generally to the best goers in the room. Goff. See Mrs. Goff. Goggles, subs. (common).—1. A goggle-eyed person. Also Goggler. 1647. Beaumont and Fletcher, Knight of Malta, v., 2. Do you stare, goggles? 1891. Clark Russell, Ocean Tragedy, p. 51. No use sending blind man aloft, gogglers like myself, worse luck. 2. in. pl. (common).—The eyes: specifically those with a constrained or rolling stare; also Goggle-eyes. Goggle-eyed = squint-eyed. 1598. Florio, A Worlde of Wordes, Strabo, he that looketh a squint or is goggle-eide. c. 1746. Robertson of Struan, Poems, 69. An eagle of a dwarfish size, With crooked Beak, and gogle eyes. 1691–1763. Byrom, Dissection of a Beau’s Head. Those muscles, in English, wherewith a man ogles, When on a fair lady he fixes his goggles. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. 1821. Pierce Egan, Life in London, p. 241. Rolling your goggles about after all manner of people. 3. in. pl. (common).—Spectacles. For synonyms, see Barnacles. Verb (colloquial).—Goggle = to roll the eyes; to stare. 1577–87. Holinshed, Description of Ireland, ch. i. They goggle with their eyes hither and thither. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Goggle, to stare. 1820–37. Walpole, Letters, iii., 174. He goggled his eyes. 1880. Millikin, Punch’s Almanack, April. Scissors! don’t they goggle and look blue. Gogmagog, subs. (colloquial).—A goblin; a monster; a frightful apparition.—Hood.