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act the maggot

act the maggot verb: to play around in a foolish or annoying manner.

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland) To play around in a foolish or annoying manner.

Synonyms of act the maggot

Forms of act the maggot

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

Origin of act the maggot

From act + the + maggot.

Questions about act the maggot

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

Words near act the maggot in the dictionary

  1. act the giddy goat
  2. act the goat
  3. act the hypocrite
  4. act the jennet
  5. act the jinnet
  6. act the maggot
  7. act up
  8. act upon
  9. act.
  10. ACTA
  11. actabilities

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