ratmageddon en · NOUN
Etymology
From rat + -mageddon.
Meanings
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(countable, informal, uncountable) A disaster caused by or involving rats.
Although we thus far seem to have been spared the traffic nightmares many people feared and what others were variously calling the coming “ratmageddon” or “ratpocalypse,” some issues that needed to be resolved have not yet been fixed.
2016 September 1, Carl Hoffman, “The project that could help determine Israel's future”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2022:When they finally hit the main nest it's ratmageddon as the terriers dive into the hole and onto their cornered quarry.
2019 February 25, “Hunting rats with the dogs and men of the Tweed Valley Rat Pack”, in Scottish Field:Money well spent, we say, if it eases the threat of a rat-mageddon in Chicago.
2017 October 26, “Breaking up Chicago's rat pack”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ratmageddons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |