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prat noun- used as a general insult with no particular meaning beyond the derogatory tone; a fool UK, 1968
Variant “pratt”. From the earlier use as “buttocks”. - ‘’Are you a prat?’’ “Course I’m fucking not a prat. Are you questioning me? Do you think I’m a prat? Who the fuck’s going to say, oh yeah, I’m a prat[.]” — Ask, p. 33, 1 May 1982
- “ It’s as good as saying, he’s a pratt,” said my father. “That’s your view,” said Joe. “Not everyone’s as stick-in-the-mud as you.” “Pratt,” said my father. “As thick as a docker’s sandwich.” — John Milne, Alive and Kicking, p. 33, 1998
- This prat owes me money[.] — Dave Courtney, Raving Lunacy, p. 171, 2000
- I tell him, so he doesn’t walk around looking like a prat. — John King, Human Punk, p. 109, 2000
- Oh my God, she must only watch BBC. Oh, God. What a prat. — Tony Wilson, 24 Hour Party People, p. 215, 2002
- The prat wore a black string tie and had cheroots sticking from his pocket. — Jonathan Gash, The Ten Word Game, p. 55, 2003
- The poker player, the dodgy salesman and the prat. — The Guardian, 2 May 2003
- the buttocks UK, 1567
- [W]e will just fall on our prats[.] — Dennis L McKiernan, The Silver Call, p. 259, 1986
- the vagina UK, 1937
From the earlier sense as “buttocks”. - in horse racing, interference during a race AUSTRALIA
- — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 64, 1989
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