drat
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9.5
- interjection
- /dræt/
- Informal
- When I spilled my drink, I exclaimed, "drat!"
- Oh, drat
- said, "drat!"
Examples
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Drat, drat, and double drat!
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Oh Drat, this confounded machine doesn't make any sense.
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Drat, drat and double drat!
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Drat, I got that wrong.
Blog text (25) -
"Drat," she said and crumpled the paper into a ball.
Fiction book (2002) -
Drat - I'm ten minutes over my allotted hour.
Blog text (14) -
"Drat!" she said angrily.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Drat and drat again," she dropped another unsatisfactory effort into a garbage can made out of a hollowed elephant's foot.
Fiction book (2002) -
drat! I forgot my keys again.
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drat, I missed the bus by just a minute!
Synonyms
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8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
448
7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
62
6.7
A word people say when they feel annoyed or surprised
60
9.3
A short sound people make to show they feel annoyed or do not believe something
50
9.9
A rude strong swear word people say when angry or frustrated
43
9.9
A very rude phrase people say to show strong anger or annoyance
30
8.4
A short phrase people say when they feel frustrated or disappointed
21
8.4
A short angry cry people say when they feel annoyed or frustrated
21
9.9
People say a strong angry word when they feel very annoyed
21
9.9
People say this to get someone's attention or introduce a statement, often showing annoyance
20
9.9
A short sound showing disbelief or lack of interest
20
9.4
A short exclamation that shows annoyance or disappointment
17
8.8
A quiet sound people make to show mild disapproval or annoyance
13
9.9
A short sound people make when they feel frustrated, annoyed, or surprised
10
9.9
A long loud online shout showing strong feeling
9
9.9
A short sound people say or write to show anger
7
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
7
9.8
A short sound that shows frustration or annoyance
5
9.3
A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
5
9.9
To say when you feel angry, annoyed, or upset
4
9.9
A short cry people make when they feel pain or are annoyed
4
9.9
A short sound showing doubt or annoyance
3
9.9
A written sound that shows anger or frustration
3
9.4
A childish word people say to show mild annoyance
2
9.9
An old-fashioned word people say to show disbelief or annoyance
2
9.9
A short word said to show mild surprise, annoyance, or frustration
2
9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
1
9.2
A short mild word people say when they are annoyed
1
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
1
8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
1
9.0
A short word people say to show mild anger, surprise, or frustration
1
9.9
A short gruff sound that shows annoyance or disapproval
1
9.9
An exclamation said when something suddenly goes wrong
1
9.9
A short cry people say when they feel frustrated or annoyed
1
9.9
A short shout expressing disbelief or annoyance
1
9.9
Said when you are a little angry, annoyed, or surprised
1
9.6
A short angry word people say to show annoyance
1
9.9
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
1
9.9
A short sound people use as a reply to show annoyance or disbelief
1
9.9
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
To say a short word when you feel annoyed or frustrated
To say or write a short exclamation to show surprise
Antonyms
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drat is thought to be a softer change of the stronger word damn, made so people could complain without swearing. So we use drat as a mild exclamation of 'annoyance' or 'disappointment'.