rats en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹæts/
Meanings
- (informal) An expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.
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(informal) An expression of disbelief.
"It's damned clever — fair puzzles 'em every time. How d'ye get them?" "I tell you I don't. It's outside myself." "Rats! You can tell me, Tom. I'm Griffiths, the safe man."
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
Synonyms
Translations (15)
gl corno (damn, darn) · fr flute (damn, darn) · fr zut (damn, darn) · nl verdorie (damn, darn) · pt caraças (damn, darn) · it cribbio (damn, darn) · fr peste (damn, darn) · gl concho (damn, darn) · es diablos (damn, darn) · sv tusan (damn, darn) · fi hitto (damn, darn) · la maledictiōnēs (damn, darn) · gl carai (damn, darn) · ca maledicció (damn, darn) · pl kurde (damn, darn)