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drat

intj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dɹæt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æt

1

intj

Meaning 1

Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Drat! I forgot to post these letters.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To damn or curse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Drat you and your evil schemes!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: по дяволите! (po djavolite!) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Bulgarian: мамка му! (mamka mu!) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Chinese Cantonese: 死 — cry of anger or frustration
  • Chinese Cantonese: 弊 (bai6) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Chinese Cantonese: 慘 /惨 (caam2) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Chinese Cantonese: 死得啦 — cry of anger or frustration
  • Czech: zatraceně — cry of anger or frustration
  • Dutch: stik — cry of anger or frustration
  • Dutch: verrek — cry of anger or frustration
  • Finnish: samperi — cry of anger or frustration
  • Finnish: saamari — cry of anger or frustration
  • French: mince — cry of anger or frustration
  • German: menno — cry of anger or frustration
  • Italian: dannazione — cry of anger or frustration
  • Macedonian: мајку му! (majku mu!) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Māori: āhahā — cry of anger or frustration
  • Māori: aeha — cry of anger or frustration
  • Norman: m'luque ! — cry of anger or frustration
  • Russian: блин (blin) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Russian: чёрт (čort) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Russian: зараза (zaraza) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Scottish Gaelic: gonadh air — cry of anger or frustration
  • Spanish: ¡jolín! — cry of anger or frustration
  • Spanish: ¡caramba! — cry of anger or frustration
  • Spanish: ¡caray! — cry of anger or frustration
  • Spanish: ¡joder! — cry of anger or frustration
  • Swedish: rackarns — cry of anger or frustration
  • Swedish: attans — cry of anger or frustration
  • Swedish: skit — cry of anger or frustration
  • Swedish: förbannat — cry of anger or frustration
  • Swedish: nedrans — cry of anger or frustration
  • Tibetan: ཨ་ཡ — cry of anger or frustration
  • Tibetan: ཨ་ཁ (a kha) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Tibetan: ཨ་ལས (a las) — cry of anger or frustration
  • Bulgarian: проклинам (proklinam) — to damn or curse
  • Dutch: verdoemen — to damn or curse
  • Dutch: vervloeken — to damn or curse
  • Estonian: needma, kiruma — to damn or curse
  • Finnish: kirota — to damn or curse
  • French: jurer — to damn or curse
  • Italian: dannare — to damn or curse
  • Italian: maledire — to damn or curse
  • Spanish: maldecir — to damn or curse
  • Swedish: förbanna — to damn or curse