to drat

Examples

• All

• Why did they have to dratt him?

  Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

• Drat the man.

  Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

• Drat it.

  Fiction book (1995)

• When he realized he left the book at home, he exclaimed, "drat!"

• She said, "drat! I can't believe I missed the bus again."

Synonyms

C

to cuss

vsto drat

• NSFW

30 8.1

To say swear words when angry or frustrated

expresses annoyance similarly but with a milder, nonprofane exclamation

D

to drats

vsto drat

• Informal

9.9

To say a short word when you feel annoyed or frustrated

is the same meaning but appears in a different spoken or written form

L

to let out a darn

vsto drat

• Informal

8.9

Say darn when you feel frustrated or annoyed

uses the same mild annoyance but with a different exclamation word

Antonyms

C

to celebrate

∞ 1.4

To join fun events to mark a special day or achievement

C

cheer

205 1.0

A loud shout people make to show approval or support

How Annoyed

to drat

• Informal

1 8.6

to tsk

• Informal

2 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology