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act the goat

act the goat verb: to play around in a silly manner.

Verb

act the goat (third-person singular simple present acts the goat, present participle acting the goat, simple past and past participle acted the goat)

  1. To play around in a silly manner.

Synonyms of act the goat

Forms of act the goat

third-person singular presentacts the goat
present participleacting the goat
past participleacted the goat
pastacted the goat

Origin of act the goat

act + goat

Questions about act the goat

What does act the goat mean?
Act the goat means to play around in a silly manner.
What part of speech is act the goat?
Act the goat is a verb.
What is the past tense of act the goat?
The past tense of act the goat is acted the goat.

Words near act the goat in the dictionary

  1. act out
  2. act possum
  3. act psychology
  4. act the fool
  5. act the giddy goat
  6. act the goat
  7. act the hypocrite
  8. act the jennet
  9. act the jinnet
  10. act the maggot
  11. act up

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