Antonyms for get goat
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : goht |
Phonetic Transcription : goÊŠt |
Definition of get goat
Origin :- Old English gat "she-goat," from Proto-Germanic *gaitaz (cf. Old Saxon get, Old Norse geit, Danish gjed, Middle Dutch gheet, Dutch geit, Old High German geiz, German Geiß, Gothic gaits "goat"), from PIE *ghaidos "young goat," also "play" (cf. Latin hædus "kid").
- The word for "male goat" in Old English was bucca (see buck (n.)) until late 1300s shift to he-goat, she-goat (Nanny goat is 18c., billy goat 19c.). Meaning "licentious man" is attested from 1670s. To get (someone's) goat is from 1910, perhaps with notion of "to steal a goat mascot from a racehorse," or from French prendre sa chèvre "take one's source of milk."
- As in peeve : verb bother, annoy
- As in rankle : verb annoy, irritate
- As in rile : verb anger, upset
Synonyms for get goat
- acerbate
- aggravate
- anger
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- bum
- burn
- chafe
- disturb
- drive up the wall
- embitter
- exasperate
- fester
- fret
- gall
- get
- get one's goat
- get under skin
- grate
- hack
- harass
- hurt
- inflame
- irk
- irritate
- miff
- mortify
- nettle
- obsess
- pain
- peeve
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- put out
- rile
- roil
- rub one the wrong way
- rub the wrong way
- steam
- T-off
- torment
- try one's patience
- vex
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