Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

act the goat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-t the -goat
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To play around in a silly manner.

Etymology

act + goat

Inflected Forms

acts the goat (present, singular) acting the goat (participle, present) acted the goat (participle, past) acted the goat (past)

Synonyms

act the giddy goat act the jennet act the maggot clown around horse around mess about play the goat play the giddy goat

Questions

What does act the goat mean?
To play around in a silly manner.
Where does act the goat come from?
act + goat

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