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acted the maggot

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

Meaning of act the maggot

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.

Questions about acted the maggot

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

Words near acted the maggot in the dictionary

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

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