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
Sokrates	-	Ancient Greek
Felicjan	fe-LEETS-yahn	Polish
Anacleto	ah-nah-KLE-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Sjef	SHEF	Dutch
Govinda	-	Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada
Joe	[dʒəu]