prat

See also prát, and přát

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1597, of Germanic, disputed origin, perhaps from Old English prætt 'a trick, a prank'

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æt

Alternative forms

• pratt

Noun

prat (plural prats)

1. (UK, slang) A fool.
2. (slang) The female genitals.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:fool
• See also Wikisaurus:buttocks

Derived terms

• pratfall
• prat about
• prattery (rare)
• prattish (rare)

Translations

a fool

Finnish: typerys (fi)

the buttocks

Finnish: takapuoli (fi)

Adjective

prat (comparative more prat, superlative most prat)

1. cunning, astute

Anagrams

• part
• rapt
• tarp
• trap

References

• pratt, in Sex-Lexis.com by Farlex.

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Dutch

Etymology

Germanic, cognate with praten 'to talk', pret 'fun' and English, of uncertain origin

Adjective

prat (comparative pratter, superlative pratst)

1. (used with op) focused, bent, fixated
2. (obsolete) proud, haughty, arrogant, grumpy, implacable, perky, prudish

Declension

Declension of prat

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		prat	pratter
neuter singular	indefinite	prat	pratter
	definite	pratte	prattere	pratste	het pratst(e)
common singular		pratte	prattere	pratste	de pratste
plural		pratte	prattere	pratste	de pratste
partitive		prats	pratters

Derived terms

• pratachtig
• pratheid

Noun

prat ? (plural pratten, ^??? please provide the diminutive!) m. and f.

1. A pride, arrogance

Derived terms

• pratsch
• prattig

Anagrams

• trap

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Swedish

Etymology

Germanic, compare supa

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

prat n.

1. Speech, talk

Related terms

• prata v

See also

• konversation c.