goat
16
8.8
- noun
- /ɡoʊt/
- Informal
:
chivo expiatorio
- And nothing got a bricklayer's goat more than bad mortar.
- hero or goat
Examples
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Don't get me wrong, he was a tough old goat.
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John Frye is just trying to get your goat.
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The other one that gets my goat is the whole "Free Thought" thing.
Blog text (24) -
Probably just some senior trying to get your goat.
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Brother, I think you are a perfect goat.
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"I guess I thought she was trying to get my goat."
Fiction book (1998) -
My brother-in-law looked like he was trying too hard not to smile, which got my goat.
Fiction book (1999) -
"What the hell are you trying to do, get my goat?" he snarled hoarsely.
Fiction book (1998) -
You're making me the goat — the only completely innocent man in this whole affair.
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In the group project, Alex became the goat when he missed the deadline and everyone blamed him.
Synonyms
151
6.3
A person who others make jokes about to laugh at
32
7.9
A person others make fun of or who does what they are told
24
5.5
A person or thing that others make fun of for seeming silly
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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2.7
A large white animal with curved horns that walks easily on steep rocky slopes
- Indian
1
7.3
A goat from the Himalayas with a very soft undercoat used to make fine wool
A wild goat from Iran and nearby areas with large curved horns, seen as the ancestor of farm goats
A zodiac sign for people born between December 22 and January 19, shown as a goat
- Specialized
A wild animal like a goat with antelope features that lives in mountains and forests
- Offensive
A ring made of leather and animal hair that you wear around the penis during sex
- Literature
A countryside spirit who looks after fields and sheep with goat legs and horns
- US
A European grass that grows as a weed and has sharp seeds that can injure farm animals that eat it
- Specialized
A tall bushy plant from Europe with blue flowers used in traditional medicine
- UK
A willow tree with many branches, broad leaves, and soft silvery flower clusters that grows in Europe and Asia
- Indian
A goat from the Himalayan region that has very soft inner hair used to make cashmere wool
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goat meaning the person who is blamed comes from the older word scapegoat, an animal that was said to 'take the blame' for a group. So a 'goat' today can mean the one who is picked out, blamed, or made fun of by others.