goat
• noun 1 a hardy domesticated mammal that has backward-curving horns and (in the male) a beard. 2 a wild mammal related to this, such as the ibex. 3 informal a lecherous man. 4 Brit. informal a stupid person. — PHRASES get someone’s goat informal irritate someone. — DERIVATIVES goatish adjective goaty adjective. — ORIGIN Old English.
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