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acted the goat

acted the goat is the simple past and past participle of act the goat.

Meaning of act the goat

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.

Questions about acted the goat

What is acted the goat the simple past and past participle of?
Acted the goat is the simple past and past participle of act the goat.

Words near acted the goat in the dictionary

  1. acted one's age, not one's shoe size
  2. acted out
  3. acted possum
  4. acted the fool
  5. acted the giddy goat
  6. acted the goat
  7. acted the hypocrite
  8. acted the jennet
  9. acted the jinnet
  10. acted the maggot
  11. acted up

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