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Definition of prat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prat

noun
 
/præt/
 
/præt/
(British English, informal)
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  1. a stupid person
    • He got overexcited and made a complete prat of himself.
    • You look a right prat in that outfit.
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally referring to a person's buttocks): of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the 1960s.
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