bratty

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæti/, [ˈbɹæɾi]
• Rhymes: -æti

Etymology 1

From brat +‎ -y.

Adjective

bratty (comparative brattier or more bratty, superlative brattiest or most bratty)

1. Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
   • 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     When Laura tells Bart that she can teach him to dance, Bart and Laura are suddenly transformed into Astaire and Rogers in a black-and-white fantasy sequence before Bart’s reverie is abruptly ended when Laura reverts back to bratty tomboy form and gives him a wedgie.

Derived terms

• brattily
• brattiness
• unbratty

 

Etymology 2

Noun

bratty (plural bratties)

1. (India) A cake of dried cow dung, used for fuel.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “bratty”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].