play the goat



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.
See also: goat, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
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
Ayaneah-yah-neJapanese
Gustavegoo-STAHVFrench
Mooney['mu:ni]