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 GOAT is a terrible acronym and could have been done better (5)

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GOAT is a terrible acronym and could have been done better

G.O.A.T. - Greatest Of All Time.  Whose the GOAT of this, or that?  Sounds horrible.  Reminds me of "Got your Goat" which is a negative.  It's not hard to dream up comparable acronyms: 1) BAT (Best All Time; "Who is your BATman?"), 2) GOD (Greatest On Deck; kind of even alludes to collectors' cards that way), 3) NOW (Number One Weapon; kind of alludes to fantasy team selection).  And even if you don't like these alternatives, why not just say "Greatest"?
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Apparently it became a positive based on an LL Cool J song.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.O.A.T.

BUT, for decades before that it was used in sports to designate someone who really choked and lost. How does one rap song justify total reversal of a tradition for decades?

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I've literally never heard that in my life.

I'm from UK by the way.

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Good for you. Keep the GOATs out of the UK. ..............................................

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I thought the exact same thing when Chris Jericho started wearing GOAT on his trunks. It was incredibly confusing until I looked it up.

https://twitter.com/iamjericho/status/717416123621367809

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Muslims like mating with Goats so you have a problem with that ????????