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The full form of GOAT is the Greatest of All Time. This term is used to refer to an individual who is a pioneer in her/their/his field. This term usually refers to an athlete, a sports personality or a musician who has a better performance than her/their/his teammates and peers. It is an American English slang that means the absolute best. And you thought why Messi or Ronaldo are the animal goat?
Popularity of GOAT
The popularity of GOAT can be traced back to the 2000 music album ‘G.O.A.T’ by LL Cool J. This American rapper used this term in the lyrics- “I’m the G.O.A.T/ The Greatest of All Time (coo-coo, coo, Cool J)/The Greatest of All Time (LL)”. He stated that this slang would never have been coined without the great Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad Ali is considered as the greatest of all time in Boxing. He had a very successful career. He retired from boxing in 1992 due to his deteriorating health conditions. In the same year, his wife Yolanda Williams also known as Lonnie Ali launched Greatest of All Time Inc to manage the copyrights of Muhammad Ali for commercial uses.
In 2018, the slang GOAT was included in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. This can be attributed to the exceptional football career of Tom Brady, an American football player. With the inclusion of this term and the surge in internet use, GOAT became a very popular term all over the world.
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Examples of GOAT
Listed below are some of the greatest of all times in different types of sports:
| Sports | G.O.A.T |
| Lawn Tennis | Roger Federer |
| MMA | Jon Jones |
| Cricket | Don Bradman |
| Boxing | Muhammad Ali |
| Rugby | Mal Meninga |
| Baseball | Babe Ruth |
| Golf | Tiger Woods |
| American Football | Tom Brady |
| Basketball | Michael Jordan |
| Soccer | Lionel Messi |
| Ice Hockey | Wayne Gretzky |
| Swimming | Michael Phelps |
| Sprinting | Usain Bolt |
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FAQ
Goat is both an animal and an acronym of Greatest of All Time.
GOAT in social media is the short form of Greatest of All Time, which is used by mostly Gen Z for any person who is good in sports or music.
This is an emoji of a goat animal. However, you can often see it on social media platforms signifying the GOAT.
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