The eighth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

plural of goating

simple past tense and past participle of goat

(slang) Being or considered the greatest of all time; best

(transitive) To allow goats to feed on. / (transitive) To scapegoat. / (transitive, roller derby) To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.

A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. / (uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal. / (slang) A lecherous man. / (informal) A scapegoat.

A scapegoating. / An event at a fraternal organization, involving scapegoating.

present participle of goat

(UK, politics, informal) A member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by British prime minister Gordon Brown. / (US, UK, informal) Acronym of greatest of all time.

A surname.