Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A domesticated ruminant mammal (Capra hircus) having backward curving horns and a beard in the male, raised for its wool, milk, and meat.
- noun Any of various wild ruminant mammals of the genus Capra and related genera, including the ibexes and the wild goat (C. aegagrus) of Eurasia.
- noun A lecherous man.
- noun A person who is blamed for a failure or misfortune, especially a scapegoat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Another spelling of
gote . - noun A horned ruminant quadruped of the genus Capra (Or Hircus).
- noun plural In zoology, the Caprinœ as a subfamily of Bovidœ or Antilopidœ. There are several genera and species. See
Ægocerus , Capra, Hemitragus, Kemas. - noun Same as
goatskin , 2. - noun A stepping-stone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (
Capra hircus ), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin. - noun (Zoöl) one of several species of antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
- noun (Bot.) the wild fig.
- noun [Obs.] A brothel.
- noun (Zoöl.) any moth of the genus Cossus, esp. the large European species (
Cossus ligniperda ), the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the he-goat. - noun (Bot.) a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus Capraria (
Capraria biflora ). - noun (Bot.) a poisonous plant (
Aconitum Lucoctonum ), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from Switzerland into England; wolfsbane. - noun (Bot.) a kind of wood sorrel (
Oxalis caprina ) growing at the Cape of Good Hope. - noun (Bot.) a leguminous plant (
Galega officinalis of Europe, orTephrosia Virginiana in the United States). - noun (Bot.) a thorny leguminous plant (
Astragalus Tragacanthus ), found in the Levant. - noun (Bot.) the genus Tragopyrum (now referred to Atraphaxis).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A mammal, of the
genus Capra . - noun slang A
lecherous man . - noun informal A
scapegoat . - verb transitive To allow goats to feed on.
- verb transitive To scapegoat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
- noun the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
- noun any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Kellan and Nikki are hilarious!!! the whole Rob running like a mountain goat is funny to picture … i keep picturing him running like that episode from “Friends” … when Phoebe takes up jogging with Rachel … lol
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This goat is your goat, this goat is my goat: The Archive
This goat is your goat, this goat is my goat : The Archive 2009
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And more notoriously, my post This goat is your goat, this goat is my goat became goat-goat-goat-goat.
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What really gets my goat is the unscrupulous men who think they are entitled to sex whenever and wherever they feel like.
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What really gets my goat is the unscrupulous men who think they are entitled to sex whenever and wherever they feel like.
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And more notoriously, my post This goat is your goat, this goat is my goat became goat-goat-goat-goat.
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What gets my goat is the way that it is used by the PC driven, diversity obsessed, promotion hungry and morally bankrupt apparatchiks within local and central government and the public services – especially police ‘officers’ above inspector.
It Is Christmas in Ruralshire. Say It And Be Proud. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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One thing that really does get on my goat is the time I attended my local Boots the chemist where a 16 year old offender had been detained by security for stealing cosmetics.
Trouble at the Top « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006
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But, what gets my goat is the implication -- either overt or covert -- that one genre (or subgenre) is superior to another.
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But what really gets my goat is the assertion that this ban is some sort of 'prejudice' - please, I think there are far more important forms of prejudice to get all worked up about.
Hunting banned Jonathan 2004
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Others speculated it might be a visual pun on the idea of the goat, now standing for “greatest of all time” in popular parlance.
Banksy’s billboard cat removed as meaning of his London animals revealed Vanessa Thorpe 2024
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Others speculated it might be a visual pun on the idea of the goat, now standing for “greatest of all time” in popular parlance.
Banksy’s billboard cat removed as meaning of his London animals revealed Vanessa Thorpe 2024
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To enter his study you had to stick to narrow ‘goat paths’ (as they’re called in the literature on hoarding) he had laid out between the columns of newspaper.
john commented on the word goat
“Admittedly, I’m late to the party: goat is the most widely consumed meat in the world, a staple of, among others, Mexican, Indian, Greek and southern Italian cuisines.”
The New York Times, How I Learned to Love Goat, by Henry Alford, March 31, 2009
April 1, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word goat
In Italy, I would say that it's rather élite food.
April 1, 2009
yarb commented on the word goat
Goat meat is very nice, though an older animal needs plenty of cooking. It's a perfect meat for curry. There was always goat in the freezer when I was a kid; we ate it about once a week. The surplus we sold live - the main buyers were muslims to whom my father didn't particularly like selling as he thought the halal method of slaughter was unnecessarily cruel. I agree, although I've visited a couple of (non-halal) slaughterhouses and they were crueller than I would've liked.
Prolagus, that's really interesting. Elite? Is this a fad, or a tradition?
April 1, 2009
gangerh commented on the word goat
I can't believe it's not goat!
April 1, 2009
bilby commented on the word goat
Grouped Optimal Aggregation Technique.
April 1, 2009
oroboros commented on the word goat
(G)reatest (O)f (A)ll (T)ime
June 17, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word goat
Quote here.
August 12, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word goat
This is one of the best descriptions of goat behavior I've seen in print:
"Before I could inquire further into his state of health, though, I was interrupted by the emergence from the barn of Mrs. Beardsley, leading six goats, roped together like a gang of jovially inebriate convicts."
—Diana Gabaldon, The Fiery Cross (NY: Bantam Dell, 2001), 449
January 20, 2010
reesetee commented on the word goat
Heehee!
January 20, 2010
bilby commented on the word goat
Sounds like a description of Australians.
January 20, 2010
dontcry commented on the word goat
I like that the goat roper is named "Beardsley"!
January 20, 2010
sionnach commented on the word goat
You know what I find? People who engage in frequent umbrage-taking really get my goat. The explanation for this is a little murky, but I think it has something to do with the beast's incorrigible tendency to wander into the umbrage patch and start nibbling. Next thing you know, it's been hustled into the thieving rascals' umbrage sack.
Damned umbrage takers! They really get my goat.
January 20, 2010
sionnach commented on the word goat
Special sale on oats for goats. Only five groats!
January 20, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word goat
Mares eat oats. And does eat oats. I take umbrage at the fact that you're offering oats only for goats. Wouldn't you?
January 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word goat
I'm with ruzuzu! After all, a kid'll eat ivy too. And oats.
January 21, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word goat
bilby... you're right. That's damn funny.
January 21, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word goat
"A narrow cavern or inlet, into which the sea enters." --Dr. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary and Supplement, 1841.
May 19, 2011
vendingmachine commented on the word goat
To paraphrase Charlie Brown, he's either gonna be the hero or the goat.
July 28, 2015