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G.O.A.T.
or GOAT or goat [ goht ] or [ jee-oh-ey-tee ]

June 28, 2018
What does G.O.A.T. mean?
Not many people can claim to be the G.O.A.T., but those who can are the Greatest Of All Time in their field. Most often, the acronym G.O.A.T. praises exceptional athletes but also musicians and other public figures.

On social media, it’s common to see the goat ; emoji in punning relation to the acronym.

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It turns out we can attribute the term G.O.A.T. to the actual G.O.A.T. himself: Muhammad Ali. In his time, the boxer was popularly nicknamed “The Greatest,” which his wife then turned into G.O.A.T. for publicity in the 1990s.

By 2000, the term had become popular enough in the rap scene that LL Cool J named his album G.O.A.T. – The Greatest Of All Time. We’ll give you that one, LL.



Since then, rappers and professional athletes have used the acronym for themselves just as often as their fans crown them with the title. The term has broadened, however, as shown by a 2004 Urban Dictionary entry defining goat as “tight,” or “exceptional.” An online sneaker marketplace also took GOAT as its name in 2015, presumably in reference to its sick kicks.



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Though its use has expanded, G.O.A.T. and its longer parent greatest of all time spike around professional sports championships when star players make headlines for winning their divisions. Champs like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Serena Williams are often referred to as the G.O.A.T. in their respective sports by fans and journalists alike.

 

Examples of G.O.A.T.
Who’s your favorite college basketball player of all time and why? Comment below ; •••••••••••••••••••••••• #stephcurry #davidson #allglorytogod #30 #stephencurry #curry #goat #collegebasketball #collegebasketballnews...
@college_sports_update, Instagram, May, 2018
today marks the 10th anniversary since the release of Lil' Kim's debut mixtape "Ms. G.O.A.T."! for killerbees, it's not just a record, it's a celebration of female rap unity & Kim's brilliance. with this tape, the queen taught us how to respect other ladies in the game. HPB! ;;
@LilKimWorld, June, 2018
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Who uses G.O.A.T.?
G.O.A.T. is a fun one, usually said and even written just like the simple word goat.

The popular phrase lends itself well to modification, like when Serena Williams’s husband took out a billboard calling her G.M.O.A.T. for Greatest Mother Of All Time when she played her first tournament after giving birth.


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The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (C. aegagrus) of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. It was one of the first animals to be domesticated, in Iran around 10,000 years ago.

Goats have been used for milk, meat, wool, and skins across much of the world. Milk from goats is often turned into cheese. In 2022, there were more than 1.1 billion goats living in the world, of which 150 million were in India.

Goats feature in mythology, folklore, and religion in many parts of the world, including in the classical myth of Amalthea, in the goats that pulled the chariot of the Norse god Thor, in the Scandinavian Yule goat, and in Hinduism's goat-headed Daksha. In Christianity and Satanism, the devil is sometimes depicted as a goat.

Etymology
The Modern English word goat comes from Old English g;t "goat, she-goat", which in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *gaitaz (cf. Dutch/Frisian/Icelandic/Norwegian geit, German Gei;, and Gothic gaits), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *;;aidos meaning "young goat" (cf. Latin haedus "kid").[1] To refer to the male goat, Old English used bucca (cf. Dutch/Frisian bok, modern English buck) until ousted by hegote, hegoote ('he-goat') in the late 12th century.[2] Nanny goat (adult female) originated in the 18th century, and billy goat (adult male) in the 19th century.[3][4]

Castrated males are called wethers. While the words hircine and caprine both refer to anything having a goat-like quality, hircine is used most often to emphasize the distinct smell of domestic goats.[5][6]