prat
Americannoun
noun
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
These are your hat choices: sad Trevor Bayliss bucket droop, or annoying prat who will cancel your lease with three days' notice and say it's just what the market demands.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019
When you decide Mr. Kempsey's all right, he acts like a prat.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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