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act the maggot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
ac-t the -mag-got
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To play around in a foolish or annoying manner.

Etymology

From act + the + maggot.

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

act the goat act the jennet clown around horse around mess about

Questions

What does act the maggot mean?
To play around in a foolish or annoying manner.
Where does act the maggot come from?
From act + the + maggot.

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