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- 1. an incompetent or stupid person; an idiot. British
- 2. a person's buttocks.
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PRAT definition: 1. someone who behaves stupidly or has little ability: 2. a person's bottom (= the part of the…. Learn more.
- English (US)
PRAT meaning: 1. someone who behaves stupidly or has little...
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- Prat in Traditional Chinese
PRAT translate: 傻瓜；窩囊廢. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Prat: Polish Translation
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- Prat: Russian Translation
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If you describe someone as a prat, you are saying in an unkind way that you think that they are very stupid or foolish.
Prat is a British slang word for a stupid or foolish person. Learn its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Definition of prat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Alternative forms
1. pratt
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /pɹat/ 2. 2.1. Rhymes: -æt
Etymology 1
From Middle English prat, from Old English præt, prætt (“trick, prank, craft, art, wile”), from Proto-West Germanic *prattu, from Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“boastful talk, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *brodno- (“to wander about”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian prat, Dutch pret (“fun, pleasure, gaity”), obsolete Dutch prat (“cunning, strategem, scheme, a prideful display, arrogance”), Low German prot, Norwegian prette (“trick”), Icelandic prettur (“a trick”). Related to pretty.
Etymology
From Latin prātum. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɾat] 2. Rhymes: -at
Noun
prat m (plural prats) 1. meadow
Etymology
Germanic, cognate with praten (“to talk”), pret (“fun”) and English prat (“trick, prank”).
Adjective
prat (comparative pratter, superlative pratst) 1. (used with op) focused, bent, fixated 2. (obsolete) proud, haughty, arrogant
Noun
prat f (plural pratten, diminutive pratje n) 1. A pride, arrogance 2. the act of pouting or sulking
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German or Low German.
References
1. “prat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology
From Old Occitan prat, from Latin prātum. Cognate with Catalan prat, Spanish prado, French pré, Italian prato.
Pronunciation
1. (Languedoc) IPA(key): /pɾat/
Noun
prat m (plural prats) 1. meadow
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian prato (“meadow”), from Latin prātum. Most likely borrowed in 19th century.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /prat/ 2. Rhymes: -at
Noun
prat n (plural praturi) 1. (regional) hayfield 1.1. Synonyms: fâneață, fânaț, cositură, ceair 2. (regional, rare) meadow 2.1. Synonyms: pajiște, livadă
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *prattuz. Compare Dutch praat and English prate.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /prɑːt/
Noun
prat n 1. talk, speech, conversation
A complete guide to the word "PRAT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Prat Definition. The buttocks. A person who is incompetent and stupid. (now Scotland) A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke. [from 10th c.] (slang) A buttock, or the buttocks; a person's bottom. [from 16th c.] (UK, slang) A fool. [from 20th c.]
