# What does "Left my Goat at Home" mean?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-left-my-goat-at-home-mean/541631>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 2, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-left-my-goat-at-home-mean/541631 "2010-06-02T12:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-left-my-goat-at-home-mean/541631/41 "2010-06-02T20:58:19Z")

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Here’s my WAG:

The phrase “get your goat” means someone has annoyed you or made you angry.

So if he’s left his goat at home, I think he means the customers won’t be able to get it. That’s why his Mondays are so Cheerful.

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