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to drats

to drats

9.9
To say a short word when you feel annoyed or frustrated
  • verb
  • /dræts/
  • Informal
translation icon : exclamar '¡caramba!'
  • Whenever his computer crashes, he drats and shakes his head in frustration.

Examples

  • She drats every time she forgets her keys at home.

  • The coach drats when the team misses an easy goal during practice.

  • I just spilled my drink. Drats!

  • Oh, drats! I forgot my keys.

  • When he realized he was late for the meeting, he drats under his breath.

  • After losing the game, she drats and kicked the ground in annoyance.

  • He always drats when he stubs his toe on the furniture.

Synonyms

to groan at
vsto drats
1 4.1

Make a low sound or complain to show you are annoyed at something

is a short spoken exclamation instead of a prolonged complaint
to drat
vsto drats
  • Informal
1 8.6

To say a short word to show mild annoyance or disappointment

is the same meaning but without the usage frequency note
to humpf
vsto drats
  • Informal
9.9

To make a short sound to show annoyance or doubt

is a spoken brief exclamation rather than a sound or gesture

Antonyms

1.4

To join fun events to mark a special day or achievement

93 3.6

Feel or show that you are very happy

How Annoyed

blast
  • Literature
11 6.8
damn
  • NSFW
6.7
to drats
  • Informal
9.9
to tsk
  • Informal
2 9.9

Surface Forms

drat infinitive
dratted past
dratted past participle
dratting present participle
drats third person singular

Etymology

Drats as a verb comes from the little exclamation drat and simply means to say that mild word when you are upset. So to drats is to show 'mild frustration' by speaking a soft curse.