drats
- noun
- /dræts/
- Informal
:
¡caramba!
- She exclaimed drats when she saw that it was raining on the day of the picnic.
Examples
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Oh drats, I missed the bus.
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After losing the game by just one point, he sighed and said, 'drats!'
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When he realized he had forgotten his keys, he muttered drats under his breath.
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Why did I say that? Drats!
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When he saw the empty fridge, he exclaimed, 'Drats! I need to go grocery shopping.'
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'Drats, I missed the deadline for the contest again.'
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'Drats! I forgot to bring my umbrella on such a rainy day.
Synonyms
422
7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
347
8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
62
6.7
A word people say when they feel annoyed or surprised
50
9.9
A rude strong swear word people say when angry or frustrated
40
9.3
A short sound people make to show they feel annoyed or do not believe something
17
8.4
A short phrase people say when they feel frustrated or disappointed
15
8.4
A short angry cry people say when they feel annoyed or frustrated
13
8.8
A quiet sound people make to show mild disapproval or annoyance
11
9.9
A short sound people say or write to show anger
8
9.7
A short sound to show dislike or boredom
7
9.5
A short spoken word people use to show mild annoyance or disappointment
7
9.3
A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
4
9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
4
9.4
A short exclamation that shows annoyance or disappointment
3
9.9
A short cry people make when they feel pain or are annoyed
2
9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
1
9.8
A short sound that shows frustration or annoyance
1
8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
1
9.9
A short cry people say when they feel frustrated or annoyed
1
9.9
A short gruff sound that shows annoyance or disapproval
1
9.0
A short word people say to show mild anger, surprise, or frustration
1
9.4
A childish word people say to show mild annoyance
A short word said to show mild surprise, annoyance, or frustration
Said when you are a little angry, annoyed, or surprised
A short word said to show surprise or mild anger
An exclamation said when something suddenly goes wrong
An angry exclamation that shows strong frustration or annoyance
A short shout expressing disbelief or annoyance
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
Antonyms
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drats as a noun comes from the short exclamation drat, used as a mild curse and likely a gentler form of 'God rot' or rats. So the noun drats is a quick way to show 'mild disappointment' or irritation.