play the goat

To behave comically or playfully, often to amuse others. Joe never plays the goat—he's always serious. If you continue to play the goat, you're going to have to leave the classroom.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Manu (1)	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Kannada
Nkiru	-	Western African, Igbo
Dan (2)	DAN (English), DAHN (Romanian, Czech, Swedish)	English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, German, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Ayane	ah-yah-ne	Japanese
Gustave	goo-STAHV	French
Mooney	['mu:ni]