prat
- noun
- /præt/
- Offensive
- When did you turn into such a prat?
- a little prat
And I'm I'm concerned about some prat of a troll in his bedroom hurling abuse at me on the Internet.
- And I'm I'm concerned about some prat of a troll in his bedroom hurling abuse at me on the Internet.
- And if you happen to be enough of a prat to be working on a live SQL database, you type in rollback.
Examples
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Now I'm the prat!
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You really are a prat.
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Everyone I know's a prat.
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Do you take me for a prat?
Fiction book (2001) -
I know I'm being a prat.
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Plus, anyone who would actually be impressed by the fact that you are wearing a cape is a bit of a prat.
Blog text (16) -
Rosa was always kind of a prat.
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Lucky for you, Willis is a prize prat.
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Stop being a prat.
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Why are you acting like such a prat at the party?
Synonyms
A rude person who treats others badly
A person who acts silly and annoys other people
A person who is unimportant and annoying
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
A person who is often stubborn or irritating
A small mean person that others dislike
A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
A rude, annoying person who acts foolishly
A very rude word for a person who is annoying or stupid
A person who is annoying, rude, and not liked by others
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prat as an insult comes from the same British word for the 'buttocks'. A helpful way to remember is that calling someone a prat is like calling them a 'bottom', a rude way to say they are foolish or annoying.