goat[noun]Synonyms: scapegoat, fall guy, patsy, whipping boy
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
goat /ɡəʊt $ ɡoʊt/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: gat]
1. an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals.
2. get sb’s goat spoken informal to make someone extremely annoyed
3. old goat informal an unpleasant old man, especially one who annoys women in a sexual way
4. act/play the goat British English informal to behave in a silly way
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billy goat,
nanny goat [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲