drat
See also: drát
English
Etymology
An aphetism of od-rat (“God rot”) as a minced oath.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) To damn or curse.
- That dratted cat's been in the vegetable patch again.
- 1882, The Japan Daily Mail (page 1129)
- Whereat Mr. Fussy Fumer, gravely displeased, hastens home and writes an anonymous letter to Mrs. Gamp, who joins him in dratting the 'imperent upstart,' and denouncing the incompetence of the police.
- 1999, Guy Murchie, The Seven Mysteries of Life: An Exploration in Science & Philosophy - Page 14
- And should you be one of those conventional persons who thinks of parasites as abnormal or perhaps goes so far as to drat the varmints, you may be surprised to discover, as I did, that parasites live both inside and outside most organisms in all the kingdoms, which makes parasitism thoroughly normal […]
Translations
to damn or curse
Interjection
drat!
- A cry of anger or frustration
Synonyms
Translations
cry of anger or frustration
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Dalmatian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *drēctus < *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus.
Adjective
drat
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
drat (nominative plural drats)
Declension
declension of drat
Derived terms
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