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prat

noun
\ ˈprat How to pronounce prat (audio) \

Definition of prat

British
: a stupid or foolish person

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Examples of prat in a Sentence

He acts like a real prat sometimes. I need competent people for this job, and all they send me are prats.

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At times Javed’s insistence on reciting lyrics to other people becomes irritating (his girlfriend, a white anti-Thatcher campaigner who did not feature in the book, tells him off for being a prat). J.t., The Economist, "“Blinded by the Light” captures Bruce Springsteen’s universal truths," 15 Aug. 2019 Maybe at a Ferrari Club meeting with all the other prats in hats. Dan Neil, WSJ, "If You Own a Ferrari, Can You Wear a Ferrari Hat?," 14 Sep. 2018 So, enter me, a twenty-something who hopes to go from prat to prim over the course of a two-hour lunch, via Meier's social and dining course. Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, "I Tried The Plaza’s Sold-Out Etiquette Course," 15 Dec. 2017 Chris Vettel is a pricelessly clueless but endearingly cheery aristocratic prat as Hope’s fiance Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and Ali Lane is hysterically agitated as Hope’s frequently hoodwinked mother. Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: ‘Anything Goes’ soars on classic Cole Porter songs," 2 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of prat

1955, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for prat

probably from argot prat buttocks

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prat

noun

English Language Learners Definition of prat

British, informal : a stupid or foolish person