pratt

pratt
n
British
1a.
the backside, buttocks. A word dating from the 16th century or earlier which is currently an inoffensive, if rare synonym for bum, etc. (encountered in the com-pound 'pratfall').
1b.
the vagina. This sense of the term is an extension of the preceding, it has been rare since the 1960s.
2.
a fool, idiot, buffoon. A sharp, but not obscene term of criticism or abuse, in vogue in the 1980s. The word denotes extreme foolishness and is derived, in the same way as the synonymous arse or twat, from the previous senses of the term.
► 'Anyone who bought a futon from the Na-gasaki Futon Company should return this to the shop immediately as a serious de-sign fault could result in the owner looking like a stupid prat.' (Great Bus Journeys of the World, Alexei Sayle, 1988)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pratt — is a surname, may refer to:* Al Pratt (baseball), American baseball player * Atom (Al Pratt), fictional comics character The Atom * Andy Pratt (baseball), American baseball player * Andy Pratt (singer songwriter), American singer songwriter, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Pratt — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anthony Pratt (* 1937), britischer Filmarchitekt Anthony Ernest Pratt (1903–1994), britischer Spieleerfinder Babe Pratt (1916–1988), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler Charles Clarence Pratt (1854–1916), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PRATT (H.) — PRATT HUGO (1927 1995) Né à Rimini, Hugo Pratt passe son enfance à Venise. À huit ans, il conçoit un personnage qui sera celui de ses débuts professionnels onze ans plus tard: il s’agit de l’As de pique , qui donnera son nom à la revue qu’il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Pratt — Pratt, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 6570 Housing Units (2000): 3312 Land area (2000): 7.415572 sq. miles (19.206242 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.124815 sq. miles (0.323270 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.540387 sq. miles (19.529512 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Pratt's — is a gentlemen s club in London. It was established in 1857, with premises in a town house in Park Place. It takes its name from William Nathaniel Pratt, who lived there from 1841. Pratt was steward to the Duke of Beaufort, who called at the… …   Wikipedia

  • Pratt — Pratt,   1) [præt], E. J. (Edwin John), kanadischer Schriftsteller, * Western Bay (Provinz Newfoundland) 4. 2. 1883, ✝ Toronto 26. 4. 1964; Studium der Theologie, 1920 53 Dozent und Professor am English Department der University of Toronto.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pratt, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 6570 Housing Units (2000): 3312 Land area (2000): 7.415572 sq. miles (19.206242 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.124815 sq. miles (0.323270 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.540387 sq. miles (19.529512 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Pratt, WV — U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 551 Housing Units (2000): 251 Land area (2000): 0.288211 sq. miles (0.746464 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.288211 sq. miles (0.746464 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Pratt — Frederic Thomas Pratt, Law of Contraband of War, with a Selection of Cases from Papers of the Right Honourable Sir George Lee (1856) Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …   Law dictionary

  • Pratt — the surname apparently is from O.E. *prætt (adj.) “cunning, astute;” related to late O.E. noun prætt “a trick,” with cognates in M.Du. parte, Flem. perte, Norw. pretta; of unknown origin. As a type of pottery, named for Staffordshire… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pratt — pratt; pratt·fall; …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”