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
Chatzkel	-	Yiddish
Kenanyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Jozefien	yo-zə-FEEN	Dutch
Quinten	KWIN-tən (English)	English, Dutch
Bhavana	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Olha	-	Ukrainian