rug rat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Other parents react the same way, the result of which is a frenzied, fearful "rug rat race."
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2021
Turner is 32, so he wasn’t much more than a rug rat growing up in Long Beach, bred as a Dodger fan, on the night of Gibson’s homer.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2017
Like you cry when you’re a rug rat.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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