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goat
noun
a
small
,
hardy
farm
animal
with
horns
and
a
short
beard
,
kept
for
its
milk
,
meat
,
or
wool
and
known
for
climbing
easily
•
The
goat
climbed
easily
up
the
rocky
hillside
.
The
goat
climbed
easily
up
the
rocky
hillside
.
•
We
bought
fresh
goat
cheese
at
the
weekend
market
.
We
bought
fresh
goat
cheese
at
the
weekend
market
.
Old
English
gāt
,
related
to
German
Geiß
and
Old
Norse
geit
;
ultimately
from
Proto-Germanic
*gaitaz
.
noun
(
informal
)
a
person
,
especially
an
older
man
,
who
is
considered
foolish
,
irritating
,
or
lecherous
•
That
old
goat
next
door
keeps
complaining
about
our
music
.
That
old
goat
next
door
keeps
complaining
about
our
music
.
•
Don
’
t
act
like
a
goat
—
listen
before
you
speak
.
Don
’
t
act
like
a
goat
—
listen
before
you
speak
.
Extension
of
the
animal
sense
,
likening
the
person
’
s
behaviour
to
the
stubbornness
or
lascivious
reputation
of
male
goats
.
noun
(
sports
,
informal
)
a
player
blamed
for
a
team
’
s
defeat
because
of
a
crucial
mistake
•
After
missing
the
penalty
,
he
became
the
goat
of
the
match
.
After
missing
the
penalty
,
he
became
the
goat
of
the
match
.
•
The
rookie
didn
’
t
want
to
be
the
goat
in
his
very
first
game
.
The
rookie
didn
’
t
want
to
be
the
goat
in
his
very
first
game
.
Shortening
of
“
scapegoat
,”
first
used
in
American
sports
reporting
in
the
early
1900s
.
GOAT
noun
(
acronym
,
informal
)
Greatest
Of
All
Time
;
a
person
considered
the
best
ever
in
a
particular
field
•
Many
fans
call
Serena
Williams
the
GOAT
of
tennis
.
Many
fans
call
Serena
Williams
the
GOAT
of
tennis
.
•
The
debate
over
who
is
the
basketball
GOAT
never
ends
.
The
debate
over
who
is
the
basketball
GOAT
never
ends
.
Formed
in
the
1990s
from
the
initial
letters
of
“
Greatest
Of
All
Time
,”
popularized
in
sports
talk
shows
and
social
media
.
