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prat(2)(dictionary)
prat(dictionary)
Hotel Prat(tourism)
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prat(2) (iou)



prat noun2. [prat] Also pratt. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
a. Formerly, a buttock (usu. in pl.). Now, the buttocks, the backside. slang (orig. Criminals'). M16.
S. Bellow He wore diplomatist's pants..that accommodated his wide prat.
b. A hip-pocket. US Criminals' slang. E20.
An insignificant person; a fool, a blockhead. slang. M20.
Listener He was a gormless prat of the first order. K. Waterhouse I've already told you once, you pink-faced pratt.
Comb.: prat digger US slang a pickpocket; prat-digging US slang pickpocketing; pratfall noun & verb (a) noun (Theatrical) a fall on the buttocks as performed on stage etc.; (b) verb intrans. fall on the buttocks (deliberately or accidentally); prat-kick US slang a hip-pocket.