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gratz

intj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: G R AE1 T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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intj

Meaning 1

Congratulations, congrats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Examples

  • Hey, gratz on leveling!

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A city in Kentucky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A borough of Pennsylvania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

A respelled shortening of congrats.

From the German surname, from the city Graz in Austria. Also from a personal name from Old High German gratag (“greedy”), which could ultimately be from Proto-West Germanic *gernō; see Dutch gretig (“eager”). Also shortened from Pankratz.