Meryl Streep didn't understand why Jonah Hill kept calling her a 'GOAT'

Meryl Streep is largely regarded as the greatest of all time as far as acting is concerned, but the three-time Oscar winner is just now learning what it means when someone calls her the GOAT.

"We've been doing press for this movie," Jonah Hill said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, referring to the forthcoming Netflix sci-fi dramedy Don't Look Up. "In the interviews the past couple days, I keep saying, 'Oh, and getting to work with Meryl, she's the GOAT. She's the GOAT,' which if you know, stands for greatest of all time. That's an acronym you use for, like, Michael Jordan or JAY-Z or whoever your GOAT is for whatever you're into. Meryl, to me, is the GOAT."

The 37-year-old actor and filmmaker continued:

"So, the whole week I'm saying, 'Working with Meryl is the best. She's the GOAT. She's the GOAT.' And then today, we're doing a press conference, and she's like, 'You know, Jonah is so comfortable with me, he's been calling me a goat all week.' I'm like, 'What the f—k?!' Jennifer Lawrence explained [it] to her because she was telling Jennifer about this—and she's so cool, she wasn't even offended by it! She was just like, 'I guess he loves me and is calling me a goat.' Jennifer's like, 'No, Meryl, it stands for greatest of all time.' So [Streep] is like, 'Hey, thanks for calling me the GOAT. I thought you were calling me a goat this whole time!'"