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goat

[ goht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.
Goat, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign Capricorn.
Also the goat. a scapegoat or victim:
When the police came, he was left behind to be the goat.
a licentious or lecherous man; lecher.

GOAT

or G.O.A.T.

[ goht, jee-oh-ey-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

greatest of all time: (used to describe or refer to a person or thing that is considered to be the best ever in a particular field, category, etc., especially in sports):
If he hadn’t been injured, he would have been the GOAT, but he’s still a top 5 player.
That film is indisputably GOAT—I watch it at least once a year.

Goat

/ ɡəʊt /

noun

the Goat
the Goat the constellation Capricorn, the tenth sign of the zodiac

goat

/ ɡəʊt /

noun

any sure-footed agile bovid mammal of the genus Capra, naturally inhabiting rough stony ground in Europe, Asia, and N Africa, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Domesticated varieties ( C. hircus ) are reared for milk, meat, and wool caprinehircine
See Rocky Mountain goat
short for Rocky Mountain goat
informal.
a lecherous man
a bad or inferior member of any group (esp in the phrase separate the sheep from the goats )
See scapegoat
short for scapegoat
act the goat
act the goatact the giddy goatplay the goatplay the giddy goat to fool around
get someone's goat slang.
get someone's goat to cause annoyance to someone

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Derived Forms

ˈgoatˌlike, adjective

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Other Words From

goat·like adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of goat¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English got, Old English gāt; cognate with Gothic gaits, Old Norse geit, German Geiss; akin to Latin haedus “young goat, kid”

Origin of goat²

First recorded in 1965–70; originally the name of a company founded by Muhammad Ali, who applied the term greatest of all time to himself

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Word History and Origins

Origin of goat¹

Old English gāt; related to Old Norse geit, Old High German geiz, Latin haedus kid

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

get someone's goat, Informal. to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person:
His arrogance gets my goat.

More idioms and phrases containing goat

see get someone's goat ; separate the sheep from the goats .

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