Friend: Did you you hear Sean got detention?
You:What for?
Friend: He was acting the maggot in class.
You:What for?
Friend: He was acting the maggot in class.
by nanaire November 11, 2013

by talk2me-JCH2 July 06, 2022

by Keith Gaughan April 26, 2006

Friend 1: Did you hear about Luke last night?
Friend 2: No! What happened?
Friend 1: He got really drunk and started acting the maggot in front of everyone!
Friend 2: No! What happened?
Friend 1: He got really drunk and started acting the maggot in front of everyone!
by Conzie July 22, 2016

(Dublin slang, specific variant) to work in a sloppy way so as to be excused from unpleasant or unwelcome chores.
Joe said he was going to act the maggot, dropping tools and laying the beams out of whack, so the foreman wouldn't make him do over-time on the day of the semi-finals.
by Corcagiensis March 13, 2012

by Muddee October 01, 2017

by OmgItsBirdman2017 July 27, 2017
