prat

1. slang An irritating, incompetent, ineffectual fool. Primarily heard in UK. That prat wouldn't know how to change a tyre if his life depended on it. A: "And then he said that he wouldn't move in unless she stayed home and cooked for him." B: "What an absolute prat."

2. slang The buttocks. I gave him a right old kick in the prat.

3. vulgar slang A vagina. I hate going to the gynecologist and having some stranger look at my prat.

pratfall

1. slang A fall on one's buttocks, especially as an element of a comedy routine. "Prat" is a slang term for the buttocks. It's striving to be like the vaudeville acts of yesteryear, so expect plenty of corny jokes, pies in faces, and pratfalls from beginning to end.

2. slang By extension, any error, mistake, failure, etc., especially one that is humiliating in some way. Despite the many pratfalls in her election campaign, she still managed to pull ahead at the last moment and secure a victory. This is just the latest in a series of pratfalls that have served to undermine the company's credibility.

pratt

1. slang An irritating, incompetent, ineffectual fool. Primarily heard in UK. That pratt wouldn't know how to change a tyre if his life depended on it. A: "And then he said that he wouldn't move in unless she stayed home and cooked for him." B: "What an absolute pratt."

2. slang The buttocks. I gave him a right old kick in the pratt.

3. vulgar slang A vagina. I hate going to the gynecologist and having some stranger look at my pratt.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pratfall

n. a fall on the buttocks; a fall on the buttocks done as part of a comedy act. If you want to be in musical comedy, you should learn to take a pratfall.

prat(t)

n. the buttocks. Get out before I kick you in the pratt.

prat

verb

See pratt

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

pratt
empty suit
can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
he, she, etc. couldn't punch his, her, etc. way out of a paper bag
couldn't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
be too clever by half
couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag

References in periodicals archive

I could see The Prat bristling with glee as Richard struggled through his set.

So bad, yet so good; AKA KEITH CARTER TALES OF A JOBBING COMIC ON THE COMEDY CIRCUIT

We want to encourage people to buy quality," added Mrs Prat.

Bringing the taste of Catalonia to Canton

They have long been prats. We have simply started taking more notice.

Tindall a prat? Of course, it's part of rugger lads' DNA

The Prat collection--whittled down in size as it has grown in quality, from about 1,000 in the '90s to around 200 today--is the most important group of French drawings in private hands, and will one day be bequeathed to a number of French museums.

A masterly collection: Christopher Allen hails the magnificent t9th-century drawings of collector Louis-Antoine Prat

Ryanair is increasing its footprint in Spain further and will open its 42nd base at Barcelona El Prat in September with five 737-800s and 20 new routes, a mix of domestic and international destinations.

Company Watch - Ryanair

He said: "When a mate saw it, he walked out of the cinema halfway through just to tell me I looked like a prat. I liked the film but it wasn't his thing."

Prat's life for star; the Razz

La figura de Prat de la Riba aparece en este contexto como uno de los jovenes fundadores de la Lliga regionalista de Catalunya formada en 1889, en colaboracion con el Centre Catala, para promover el derecho civil catalan.

?Que fue antes, el huevo o la gallina? Enric Prat de la Riba y la nacionalidad catalana

One, dated May 4 last year, was headlined "PM backs Benjy in 'prat' row", and added: "The Prime Minister has backed his special adviser, saying he's 'a prat, but not the prat'".

Another glitch on accident-prone No 10 website; POLITICS

Morris and Prat chose eighty-six images that tell of suffering, shame, and absurdity: a swastika on the Hotel de Ville, Wehrmacht officers in front of the Grand Hotel, the executions of hostages, prisoners being taken to concentration camps, a young girl still playing with her tricycle before being carted off with her family by the Nazis, collaborators, a torture helmet from the Gestapo prisons, the Resistance fighter Jean Moulin , the cell in the Montluc fort where Moulin was tortured, the crowd cheering Petain, then de Gaulle at the liberation of Lyon, the Allied bombings, the action of the Resistance fighters at the liberation, and so on.

ROBERT MORRIS

Under the plan, the government will sell 90.05% stakes in each of the newly formed concessionaires of the Barajas airport in Madrid and El Prat in Barcelona, seeking to get EUR3.6bn for Barajas and EUR1.6bn for El Prat.

Spain looking to get EUR5.3bn from privatisation of two main airports

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释义	prat prat 1. slang An irritating, incompetent, ineffectual fool. Primarily heard in UK. That prat wouldn't know how to change a tyre if his life depended on it. A: "And then he said that he wouldn't move in unless she stayed home and cooked for him." B: "What an absolute prat." 2. slang The buttocks. I gave him a right old kick in the prat. 3. vulgar slang A vagina. I hate going to the gynecologist and having some stranger look at my prat. pratfall 1. slang A fall on one's buttocks, especially as an element of a comedy routine. "Prat" is a slang term for the buttocks. It's striving to be like the vaudeville acts of yesteryear, so expect plenty of corny jokes, pies in faces, and pratfalls from beginning to end. 2. slang By extension, any error, mistake, failure, etc., especially one that is humiliating in some way. Despite the many pratfalls in her election campaign, she still managed to pull ahead at the last moment and secure a victory. This is just the latest in a series of pratfalls that have served to undermine the company's credibility. pratt 1. slang An irritating, incompetent, ineffectual fool. Primarily heard in UK. That pratt wouldn't know how to change a tyre if his life depended on it. A: "And then he said that he wouldn't move in unless she stayed home and cooked for him." B: "What an absolute pratt." 2. slang The buttocks. I gave him a right old kick in the pratt. 3. vulgar slang A vagina. I hate going to the gynecologist and having some stranger look at my pratt. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pratfall n. a fall on the buttocks; a fall on the buttocks done as part of a comedy act. If you want to be in musical comedy, you should learn to take a pratfall. prat(t) n. the buttocks. Get out before I kick you in the pratt. prat verb See pratt McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: pratt empty suit can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag can't punch one's way out of a paper bag he, she, etc. couldn't punch his, her, etc. way out of a paper bag couldn't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag be too clever by half couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag References in periodicals archive I could see The Prat bristling with glee as Richard struggled through his set. So bad, yet so good; AKA KEITH CARTER TALES OF A JOBBING COMIC ON THE COMEDY CIRCUIT We want to encourage people to buy quality," added Mrs Prat. Bringing the taste of Catalonia to Canton They have long been prats. We have simply started taking more notice. Tindall a prat? Of course, it's part of rugger lads' DNA The Prat collection--whittled down in size as it has grown in quality, from about 1,000 in the '90s to around 200 today--is the most important group of French drawings in private hands, and will one day be bequeathed to a number of French museums. A masterly collection: Christopher Allen hails the magnificent t9th-century drawings of collector Louis-Antoine Prat Ryanair is increasing its footprint in Spain further and will open its 42nd base at Barcelona El Prat in September with five 737-800s and 20 new routes, a mix of domestic and international destinations. Company Watch - Ryanair He said: "When a mate saw it, he walked out of the cinema halfway through just to tell me I looked like a prat. I liked the film but it wasn't his thing." Prat's life for star; the Razz La figura de Prat de la Riba aparece en este contexto como uno de los jovenes fundadores de la Lliga regionalista de Catalunya formada en 1889, en colaboracion con el Centre Catala, para promover el derecho civil catalan. ?Que fue antes, el huevo o la gallina? Enric Prat de la Riba y la nacionalidad catalana One, dated May 4 last year, was headlined "PM backs Benjy in 'prat' row", and added: "The Prime Minister has backed his special adviser, saying he's 'a prat, but not the prat'". Another glitch on accident-prone No 10 website; POLITICS Morris and Prat chose eighty-six images that tell of suffering, shame, and absurdity: a swastika on the Hotel de Ville, Wehrmacht officers in front of the Grand Hotel, the executions of hostages, prisoners being taken to concentration camps, a young girl still playing with her tricycle before being carted off with her family by the Nazis, collaborators, a torture helmet from the Gestapo prisons, the Resistance fighter Jean Moulin , the cell in the Montluc fort where Moulin was tortured, the crowd cheering Petain, then de Gaulle at the liberation of Lyon, the Allied bombings, the action of the Resistance fighters at the liberation, and so on. ROBERT MORRIS Under the plan, the government will sell 90.05% stakes in each of the newly formed concessionaires of the Barajas airport in Madrid and El Prat in Barcelona, seeking to get EUR3.6bn for Barajas and EUR1.6bn for El Prat. Spain looking to get EUR5.3bn from privatisation of two main airports
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