"act the goat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: acts the goat [present, singular, third-person], acting the goat [participle, present], acted the goat [participle, past], acted the goat [past]
Etymology: act + goat Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} act the goat (third-person singular simple present acts the goat, present participle acting the goat, simple past and past participle acted the goat)
  1. To play around in a silly manner. Synonyms: act the giddy goat, act the jennet, act the maggot, clown around, horse around, mess about, play the goat, play the giddy goat Translations (play around in a silly manner): błaznować [imperfective] (Polish), pajacować [imperfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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