noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A scapegoating. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   An event at a fraternal organization, involving scapegoating. countable, uncountable

   "The field has been worked over very thoroughly and the spring " goatings " will not be very numerous."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of goat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

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"Come on, Berdych hardly choked. Federer was just GOATing in that game, no chance for the Czech when Fed plays like that."

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