Drat: meaning, definitions and examples
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drat
[ drรฆt ]
expression
An exclamation of frustration or annoyance.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Oh drat! I forgot my keys.
- She dropped the vase and muttered 'drat' under her breath.
- The drat of the door slamming echoed through the hallway.
- I missed the bus by just a minute, drat it!
- Don't you hate it when you spill coffee on your white shirt? Drat!
Translations
Translations of the word "drat" in other languages:
๐ต๐น maldiรงรฃo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคงเคค เคคเฅเคฐเฅ เคเฅ (dhat tere ki)
๐ฉ๐ช verdammt
๐ฎ๐ฉ sial
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะพะบะปัััั
๐ต๐ฑ cholera
๐ฏ๐ต ใกใใใใ (chikushล)
๐ซ๐ท zut
๐ช๐ธ maldiciรณn
๐น๐ท lanet
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ๊ธฐ๋ (jegiral)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุนูุฉ (la'na)
๐จ๐ฟ sakra
๐ธ๐ฐ do kelu
๐จ๐ณ ่ฏฅๆญป (gฤisว)
๐ธ๐ฎ prekletstvo
๐ฎ๐ธ andskotinn
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐัาัั
๐ฌ๐ช แฌแงแแแแ (ts'q'evla)
๐ฆ๐ฟ lษnษt
๐ฒ๐ฝ maldiciรณn
Etymology
The origin of the word 'drat' is uncertain, but it is believed to have emerged in the early 19th century as a euphemistic version of the word 'damn'. It is used as a mild expression of frustration or annoyance in informal language.
Word Frequency Rank
Ranking #39,239, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.
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