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strat

strat

1 8.4
A plan for winning a game or a popular electric guitar
  • noun
  • /stræt/
  • Jargon
: estrategia
  • Keep up the good work and enjoy your new Strat!
  • Strat-O-Matic
  • Strat-O
  • Fender Strat

OK, so when did you first play a Strat and a Marshall together?

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Examples

  • Presumably you wanna use me as part of your media strat?

  • I'd say the Strat is a keeper, but I always say that.

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  • I can see why you bought the Strat... nice bending going on there.

    Blog text (6)
  • One day, when I do find work, I will save up enough money to buy another Fender Strat.

    Blog text (9)
  • My heart has always said Gibson 335, but my fingers say the Strat and Tele win.

    Blog text (6)
  • A Fender Strat?

  • For people who yearned for a Strat but couldn't shell out the cash, Ibanez guitars were one option.

    Blog text (5)
  • Alvin propped the Strat against the wall and scooped up Meg, who burrowed against him sweetly without waking.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • As he twisted the key, Ethan bore down on him, shoelaces flapping, pants cuffs fraying against the pavement, the uncased Strat clamped under one arm.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • He played a sweet solo on his Strat during the concert.

How Effective

master plan
57 4.0
strat
  • Jargon
1 8.4
tactic
178 3.0
plan
∞ 1.0
idea
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

strat singular
strats plural

Etymology

The word strat is a short form of strategy, which simply means a 'plan', so gamers use strat to talk quickly about how to win. It is also a common short name for the Fender Stratocaster 'electric guitar', so musicians call that guitar a Strat.