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
Havryil	hahv-ree-YEEL	Ukrainian
JosÉ	ho-SE (Spanish), zhoo-ZE (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Cormag	-	Scottish
Katri	KAHT-ree	Finnish
Vira	-	Ukrainian
Eli (2)	-	Hebrew