ratatiner

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French

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Etymology

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Of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁa.ta.ti.ne/
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Verb

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ratatiner

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to shrink, shrivel
  2. (pronominal) to shrivel (up)
  3. (informal) to badly damage, wreck, to destroy
  4. (slang) to kill
  5. (slang) to soundly defeat; to cream

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