prat

prat

 (prăt)

n.

1. Slang The buttocks.

2. Chiefly British Slang A person who is incompetent and stupid.


[Origin unknown.]

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prat

(præt)

n

slang an incompetent or ineffectual person: often used as a term of abuse

[C20: probably special use of C16 prat buttocks, of unknown origin]

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prat

(præt)

n. Slang.

the buttocks.

[1560–70; orig. uncertain]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.prat - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit onprat - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

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Translations

prat

[præt] (Brit) N (= ineffectual person) → inútil mf; (= fool) → imbécil mf
you prat!¡imbécil!

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prat

n (Brit inf: = idiot) → Trottel m (inf)

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prat

[præt] n (Brit) (fam!) → cretino/a

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