goat means Greatest Of All Time. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
Greatest Of All Time. Used for the best ever at something — sports, music, any competitive endeavor. Often replaced by the goat emoji (🐐) on social media. Adjective ("goated"), verb ("goating"), or standalone ("he's the GOAT").
"LeBron is the goat, I don't care what anyone says."
goat means Greatest Of All Time. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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“>> He's a goat. Okay. Well, let me tell you”
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The goat emoji (🐐) has displaced the word in many contexts. Dropped under a highlight clip or a screenshot of someone's achievement, it carries the full "greatest of all time" endorsement without any typing.
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