rat bastard
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9.9
- noun
- /ræt ˈbæstərd/
- Offensive
:
hijo de puta
- You rat bastard.
- fucking rat bastard
- little rat bastard
Examples
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Oh, that rat bastard.
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Come on, you rat bastard!
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Of course, I know it's you, you rat bastard.
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You are one cold rat bastard.
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That rat bastard was supposed to let me go.
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That rat bastard is mine!
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Not like you, you dirty rat bastard.
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I feel no sympathy or concern for the rat bastard.
Blog text (2) -
That rat bastard!
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You should never trust that rat bastard; he's always looking for a way to deceive you.
Synonyms
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8.0
A very rude word for a person you strongly dislike or who treats others badly
665
9.9
A rude word for a person who is cruel or very annoying
293
9.9
A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike
227
9.9
An insulting word for a rude, mean person
168
9.5
A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly
40
8.2
An unpleasant person who lies or treats others badly
20
9.2
A person who is mean and cannot be trusted
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8.1
A person who behaves badly and cannot be trusted
11
7.5
A cruel person who treats others badly
10
7.2
A person who is mean or dishonest
9
8.9
A person who treats others very badly
6
9.9
A rude word for a person who is cowardly or mean
2
8.0
A person who behaves badly or cheats others
1
9.1
A person who behaves badly or annoys others, often as a joke
1
9.9
A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly
1
8.9
A very bad person who treats other people cruelly
1
9.9
A rude, selfish person who does not help others
1
9.9
A rude word for a person people strongly dislike
1
9.9
A person who lies or cheats and treats others badly
1
9.0
An insulting name for a person thought to be very bad and not to be trusted
1
9.8
An annoying person or thing that keeps coming back
1
9.2
An insulting word for a person who is dishonest or behaves badly
A rude word for a person who is dishonest, cruel, or very mean
A very rude and insulting name for a person you strongly dislike
A person who is very rude and insults others cruelly
A very rude word people use for someone they think is very bad or disgusting
An insulting word for a person people think is dishonest or harmful
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A person who betrays others and cannot be trusted
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and treats others badly
An insulting word for a person who cheats or lies
A rude word for a person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and causes trouble for others
Antonyms
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Morphology
The overall meaning is directly compositional: 'rat' (a betrayer or despicable person) combined with 'bastard' (a strong insult) yields an insulting label for someone contemptible. This noun+noun derogatory pattern is common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the idiomatic insult.
Etymology
Rat bastard uses a sharp image: the animal rat stands for someone sneaky or a traitor, and bastard is a harsh personal insult, so together they paint a very low, untrustworthy person, which is why the phrase means 'despicable'.