act the maggot in English

Forms: acts the maggot [present, singular, third-person], acting the maggot [participle, present], acted the maggot [participle, past], acted the maggot [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From act + the + maggot. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|act|the|maggot}} act + the + maggot Head templates: {{en-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)

Inflected forms

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        "To play around in a foolish or annoying manner."
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        "(Ireland) To play around in a foolish or annoying manner."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "act the goat"
        },
        {
          "word": "act the jennet"
        },
        {
          "word": "clown around"
        },
        {
          "word": "horse around"
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          "word": "mess about"
        }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From act + the + maggot.",
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    {
      "form": "acts the maggot",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acting the maggot",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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        "To play around in a foolish or annoying manner."
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          "play around"
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        "(Ireland) To play around in a foolish or annoying manner."
      ],
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    {
      "word": "act the goat"
    },
    {
      "word": "act the jennet"
    },
    {
      "word": "clown around"
    },
    {
      "word": "horse around"
    },
    {
      "word": "mess about"
    }
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"act the maggot" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms