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prat

American  
[prat] / præt /

noun

Slang.

  1. the buttocks.

prat British  
/ præt /

noun

  1. slang an incompetent or ineffectual person: often used as a term of abuse

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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 so I got him Ugg slippers as a prat gift.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

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

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

When you decide Mr. Kempsey's a prat, he acts all right.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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