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PRATT¹

Where it comes from

Initialism of point refuted a thousand times.

noun PRATTs

  1. An often-made but previously debunked argument

Pratt²

  • /pɹæt/ US

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Probably from French pré (“meadow”), meaning a meadow dweller; from Old French prat, from Latin pratum. Another proposed source is Old English prætt (“trick, cunning, astute”).

proper noun Pratts

  1. countable, uncountable A surname known in England, Ireland, and Scotland.
  2. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Pratt County, Kansas.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Steele County, Minnesota.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri.
  5. countable, uncountable A mountain in New Hampshire, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable A town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  7. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Pratt County

pratt³

Where it comes from

From Middle English prat, from Old English prætt. More at prat.

noun pratts

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: acquitted, arrow, pula, prat, bratt, courtney, platte, moron, twit, fool, idiot, imbecile, nincompoop, dolt, dunce, blockhead

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

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

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@misc{pratt_2026,
  title = {pratt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pratt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}