Goat

/gout/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A domesticated ruminant mammal: A goat is a hardy, agile mammal with hollow horns that curve backward, often kept for its milk, wool, or meat. It is closely related to sheep but typically has a beard and straighter horns.
    • A lecherous man: (Informal, often offensive) A man who is overly interested in sex.
    • A scapegoat; a fool: A person who is blamed for something or made to bear the blame for others; also, a person who is the butt of jokes or ridicule.
    • (Capricorn): (Capitalized) The tenth sign of the zodiac, represented by a goat or a sea-goat, which the sun transits approximately from December 22 to January 19.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Animal):
    • The farmer keeps a herd of goats for cheese production.
    • Mountain goats are incredibly sure-footed on steep cliffs.
  • Noun (Person - informal/offensive):
    • He was labeled an old goat for his inappropriate comments. (Note: This usage is dated and offensive.)
  • Noun (Scapegoat/Fool):
    • He was the goat for the team's loss after missing the final shot.
  • Noun (Astrology):
    • Her zodiac sign is Capricorn, the Goat.
Advanced Usage
  • "to get someone's goat": To irritate or annoy someone intensely.
    • His constant whistling really gets my goat.
  • "to act/play the goat" (British, informal): To behave in a silly or foolish manner.
    • Stop playing the goat and be serious for a moment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Goatee (n): A small, pointed beard on a man's chin, resembling the beard of a goat.
    • He grew a neat goatee.
  • Goatherd (n): A person who tends goats.
    • The goatherd led his flock up the hill.
  • Goatskin (n): The skin of a goat, often used for leather.
    • A bag made of goatskin.
Synonyms
  • Animal: Billy goat (male), nanny goat (female), kid (young goat).
  • Scapegoat: Fall guy, patsy, whipping boy.
  • Fool: Buffoon, clown. (for "play the goat")
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • "To separate the sheep from the goats": To distinguish good people from bad, or the superior from the inferior.
    • The difficult exam will separate the sheep from the goats.
Related Idioms
  • "Old goat": (Derogatory) An unpleasant or lecherous old man.
    • He's a grumpy old goat who yells at kids.
  • "Giddy goat": (In the phrase "play the giddy goat") To act in a frivolous or silly way.
    • The children were playing the giddy goat in the yard.
Noun
  1. the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
  2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
  3. a victim of ridicule or pranks
  4. any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

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