brat
Americannoun
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Origin of brat
First recorded in 1500–20; perhaps transferred use of Middle English brat “cloak of coarse cloth, rag,” Old English bratt “cloak,” from Celtic; compare Irish brat “mantle, cloak”
Example Sentences
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In one instance, a Wisconsin sausage maker commissioned a huge outdoor sculpture designed along the lines of Indiana’s “LOVE,” but this one said BRAT.
From New York Times • May 3, 2024
Experts have also questioned whether the Mr. Indiana had fully signed off on works sold under his name, such as BRAT, a mammoth sculpture sold to a Wisconsin sausage manufacturer.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2020
DA BRAT: Did y’all not see the autopsy picture?
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2020
One sculpture, BRAT, was created as a homage to bratwurst and was sold to a Wisconsin sausage company.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2018
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