"GOAT" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: GOATs [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} GOAT (plural GOATs)
  1. (UK, politics, informal) A member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by British prime minister Gordon Brown. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): Politics, People
    Sense id: en-GOAT-en-noun-dQG6Ldrj Disambiguation of People: 86 14 Categories (other): British English Topics: government, politics
  2. (slang) Acronym of greatest of all time. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: greatest of all time
    Sense id: en-GOAT-en-noun-54qXiDoz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: G.O.A.T., G. O. A. T., GoAT, GoaT, Goat, goat, 🐐 Derived forms: throat goat Related terms: all-time, BOAT, of all time, WOAT

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