drat

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drat

  • /dɹæt/

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

An aphetism of od-rat (“God rot”) as a minced oath.

verb drats · dratting · dratted

  1. transitive To damn or curse. Drat you and your evil schemes!

interjection drat!

  1. Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration. Drat! I forgot to post these letters.

    Similar: crap!, damn!, fuck!, goddammit!, shit!

Translations

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verb to damn or curse

Españolmaldecir
Françaisjurer
Italianodannare, maledire

intj cry of anger or frustration

Español¡jolín!, ¡caramba!, ¡caray!, ¡joder!
Françaismince
Deutschmenno
Italianodannazione
Русскийблин blin, чёрт čort, зараза zaraza

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"drat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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drat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drat

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"drat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drat.

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@misc{drat_2026,
  title = {drat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}