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throw the goat 

As pointed out previously, to "throw the goat", you need to extend your index finger and your pinkey (as if you're pointing at something with those fingers), while also curling your middle and ring fingers down until they touch your palm. Your thumb is then placed over those two fingers.

You can then display this in one of two typical ways.

The first way is by holding your hand out in front of you, with the index and pinky fingers pointing upward and the other fingers and thumb pointing away from you.

The second is by holding your hand extended above your head, with the index and pinky fingers pointing upward and the other fingers and thumb pointing away from you, and then waving your hand forward and back, forward and back, over and over again in a rapid, fluid motion (this is actually the "throw" part of the phrase) - at a rock music concert, this motion is typically performed to the beat or rhythm of the music or lyrics.

"Throwing the goat" originated at early heavy metal rock concerts, and originally symbolize the horns of The Goat, i.e. the Devil or Satan. It has since lost that meaning to some degree. It now is often used to denote that something, someone or something someone has said, is cool. In a similar way, it often means something along the lines of rock on! Etc.
All the guys at the Slayer concert were throwing the goat in rhythm with the drums.
throw the goat by Soda Bob April 16, 2004
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Throw The Goat 

To throw the goat, you need to extend your index finger and your pinkey, while curling your middle and ring fingers down until they touch your palm. Your thumb is then placed over those two fingers as a guard to prevent them from flying out of position and perhaps causing injury.
On WWdN (wilwheaton.net), Wil, recanting a conversation with Brent Spiner, says: "I smiled as I watched him go, but, in my mind, I was throwing the goat.
Throw The Goat by Tom McKearney March 29, 2004
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
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sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022
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