Goat vs Balls - What's the difference?
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A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus'', and similar species of the genus ''Capra .
(slang) A lecherous man.
* etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
(informal) A scapegoat.
* 2008 , "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
* 1997 , "", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
Nickname for the Pontiac GTO
To allow goats to feed on.
* 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51
To scapegoat.
* 2001 , "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today , July 15, 2001
(slang) The testicles.
(uncountable, countable, slang) Bravery, courage, chutzpah, or brazenness.
(British, slang) Rubbish, nonsense.
(UK, Ireland, slang) A balls-up; a botched job.
(ball)
(slang) Very.
As nouns the difference between goat and balls
is that goat is (uk|politics|informal) a member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by british prime minister (gordon brown) while balls is .goat
English
Noun
(wikipedia goat) (en noun)- Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
- Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
Synonyms
* See alsoHolonyms
* (group of goats) tribe, herdDerived terms
* act the goat * billygoat * get one's goat * goat's breath * goatfish * goatee * goatherd * goatish * goatpox * mountain goat * scapegoatSee also
* chevon * ewe * herd * hircine * kid * ram * tribe *Verb
(en verb)- Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
- John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save
Anagrams
* toga 1000 English basic words ----balls
English
Noun
(head)- Can you believe he can juggle six balls at once?
- Dude, he got hit in the balls !
- He must have a lot of balls to talk to his boss that way.
- He's the guy with the big balls in that group.
- You do not have the balls to go through with that.
- (Stephen Colbert)
- That's a load of balls .
- Don't make a balls of it!
Derived terms
* ballsy * bust one's balls * bust someone's balls * have someone by the ballsVerb
(head)Adverb
(-)- It is balls cold out there.