• (Internet slang sense) Possibly originating with the hashtag#goals.

• (General American)IPA^(key): /ɡoʊlz/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /ɡəʊlz/,/ɡɔʊlz/

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• Rhymes:-əʊlz

goals (comparativemoregoals,superlativemostgoals)

1. (Internetslang, also in compounds) Extremelyadmirable; worthy of being set as agoal andemulated.

   Your relationship isgoals AF!

   • 2017 September 19, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “The host of Facebook's Make Up or Break Up sees no problem with handing your love life over to the crowd”, inThe Verge‎^[1], archived fromthe original on2022-10-25:

     I think this show really does fill the gap. It shows you a couple whois "relationship goals" and looks amazing together and is in love and has this great fairytale love story, and on the flip side they go through real people problems.

   • 2018 March 30, Neeshita Nyayapati, “Rashmi Gautam wishes her BFFAnasuya Bharadwaj 'all the best' for 'Rangasthalam'”, inThe Times of India‎^[2], archived fromthe original on2023-06-15:

     Their friendship is totallygoals and Anasuya and Rashmi have made it clear on more than one occasion that the both are more than just work pals.

   • 2019 March 22, Aoife Hanna, “Jacinda Ardern Is Total Prime Ministerial Goals & This Is Why I'm Backing Her”, inBustle‎^[3], archived fromthe original on2023-03-29:

     Above all though, in my opinion, Ardern isgoals because she has given not only her country but the whole world one thing that no other politician has in a long time — hope.

   • 2019 July 18, Arit John, “A Brief History of Squads”, inThe New York Times‎^[4], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on2023-04-13:

     In May 2015, Taylor Swift released the music video for her song "Bad Blood," as a tribute, of sorts, to the collection of Victoria's Secret models, actresses and other famous, glamorous women she'd become friendly with over the years. They were her squad, and their collective energy wassquad goals.

   • 2021 October 26, Kisha Forde, “This Video Will Make You a Sucker forJoe Jonas andSophie Turner's Love”, inE! Online‎^[5], archived fromthe original on2022-04-15:

     In the background of the video, the Jonas Brothers' hit "Hesitate" played, a sweet touche that didn't go unnoticed by fans. As one user commented, "Imagine the song you use in your anniversary video is the actual song you wrote for your wife.Goals af." Yeah, we definitely agree.

   • [2023 February 26, David Jarvis, “That's so extra! Over-45s use Gen Z slang in bid to get down with the kids at work, survey finds”, inDaily Mail‎^[6], London:DMG Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on2023-03-31:

     Other slang being taken up by the older generation include 'goals', which can be used to compliment an achievement such as 'that'sgoals', and 'extra' to describe something over-the-top.]

goals

1. plural ofgoal

goals

1. third-personsingularsimplepresentindicative ofgoal

• golas,gaols,Glosa,Lagos,algos,Golas

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goals

1. plural ofgoal

goals m

1. plural ofgoal

• glosa

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