"act the jennet" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: acts the jennet [present, singular, third-person], acting the jennet [participle, present], acted the jennet [participle, past], acted the jennet [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Ireland Synonyms: act the goat, act the maggot, clown around, horse around, mess about, act the jinnet
    Sense id: en-act_the_jennet-en-verb-oM01BSQ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "act the maggot"
        },
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          "word": "horse around"
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      "word": "act the maggot"
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      "word": "horse around"
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