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acted the jennet

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

Meaning of act the jennet

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland) To play around in a foolish or annoying manner.
    • Nobody knew, at least we never did, whether it was from just acting the jennet or out of badness that he called Babs by that name.6 June 2004, Hugh Leonard, A night with Hilton and Michael, Sunday Independent

Questions about acted the jennet

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

Words near acted the jennet in the dictionary

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

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