prat
Americannoun
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prats
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of prat
First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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He said: "Everything seemed to be legit, but I got turned over, I feel a bit of a prat."
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
And Conservative MP Tim Loughton said Mr Hancock had been an "absolute prat" and losing the Tory whip was "the least he deserves".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2022
Let’s be honest: Late-November Thanksgiving is more often than not an inconvenient pain in the prat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
That’s odd that you’d say that when the guy’s a complete prat, that I’m somehow living vicariously through him.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2017
“Don’t be a prat, Neville, that’s illegal,” said George.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
These privileged prats get their comeuppance, sure, but the moral lands with a whimper rather than a bang.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
My job is to write about idiots, imbeciles, ne’er-do-wells and prats.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2016
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