- a variation of rat-a-tat.
rat-a-tat-tat
Britishnoun
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After a brief chat and a few moments of focused rat-a-tat-tat, they leave with a piece of personalized art.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Crosby and Hope reportedly ad-libbed much of the rat-a-tat-tat banter, and the lovely Lamour makes the most of her catch-all “exotic woman” roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2018
Everything there is — all matter and energy, all known forces — behaves sometimes like waves, smooth and continuous, and sometimes like particles, rat-a-tat-tat.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2018
“That rat-a-tat-tat way of talking reminded me of people I’ve encountered in the past who are so busy talking at you that they don’t actually listen,” said Dreher.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2017
And without a beat or a signal we went from rat-a-tat-tat to the Isley Brothers’ song “It’s Your Thing.”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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