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noun
Idiom1.
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.
2.
any of various related animals, as the Rocky Mountain goat.
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a scapegoat or victim.
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a licentious or lecherous man; lecher.
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get one's goat, Informal. to anger, annoy, or frustrate a person: His arrogance gets my goat.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English got, Old English gāt; cognate with German Geiss
before 900; Middle English got, Old English gāt; cognate with German Geiss
Related forms
goat·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History
goat
O.E. gat "she-goat," from P.Gmc. *gaitaz (cf. O.N. geit, Ger. Geiß, Goth. gaits "goat"), from PIE *ghaidos "young goat," also "play" (cf. L. hædus "kid"). The word for "male goat" in O.E. was bucca (see buck) until late 1300s shift to he-goat, she-goat. (Nanny goat
EXPANDis 18c., billy goat 19c.). Meaning "licentious man" is attested from 1675. To get (someone's) goat is from 1910, perhaps with notion of "to steal a goat mascot from a racehorse," or from Fr. prendre sa chèvre "take one's source of milk."
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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