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1. an elderly man who is disliked, esp. for being mean to or disapproving of younger people.2. a lecherous man, esp. one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted.[1960-65]
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old goat — Informal. 1. an elderly man who is disliked, esp. for being mean to or disapproving of younger people. 2. a lecherous man, esp. one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted. [1960 65] * * * old goat informal used as an insulting way… … Useful english dictionary
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goat — noun (C) 1 an animal a little like a sheep that can climb steep hills and rocks 2 get sb s goat spoken to make someone extremely annoyed: I ll tell you another thing that really got my goat. 3 act/play the goat BrE informal to behave in a silly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
goat — n 1. buck, ram, billy goat, billy; nanny goat, nanny, nan, doe; kid. 2.Informal. scapegoat, whipping boy, U.S. Sl. fall guy; dupe, gull, victim, sitting duck, easy or soft mark, Sl. patsy, Sl. pigeon, Sl. soft touch; laughingstock, butt, fair… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
goat — noun 1) a herd of goats Syn: billy goat, nanny goat, kid 2) be careful of that old goat Syn: lecher, libertine, womanizer, seducer, Don Juan, Casanova, Lothario, Romeo; pervert … Thesaurus of popular words
goat — Applied to a man who is lecherous, and used especially of an old man who still has lecherous thoughts. ‘You ugly old goat’ occurs in Festival, by N.J.Crisp, said by a woman to a man. Coriolanus says ‘Hence, old goat!’ to Sicinius in… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
