Both Uses of
goad
in
The Adventures of Augie March
- I'd ride with him in the back seat while Dingbat sat with mauled, crazy neck and a short grip on the wheel, ukelele and bathing suit on the cushion beside him; he was particularly sex-goaded when he drove, shouting, whistling, and honking after quiff, to the entertainment of his father.†
Chpt 5 *goaded = provoked or prodded
- He took my asking as a blow at him while he was trying to climb out of the hole of mortification, and he warded it off with a stiff arm, saying, "What do you mean?" as if he'd remember later I had tried to hit him or at least goad him.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
to provoke or annoy someone into doing something—often something unwise
or:
to prod an animal to move, or the stick used to do so
or:
to prod an animal to move, or the stick used to do so