Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
rat . - interjection
Expression ofannoyance ;damn ,darn . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rat .
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Examples
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The reason assigned for invoking the rats on these occasions was that rats teeth were the strongest known to the natives.
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Development of type 2 diabetes following intrauterine growth retardation in rats is associated with progressive epigenetic silencing of Pdx1.
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The neonatal stage of development in rats is comparable to the latter stages of pregnancy for humans, Patisaul says.
New Study Shows Compounds From Soy Affect Brain and Reproductive Development « Isegoria 2008
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The word rats immediately formed in her mind, and she retreated up several stairs.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
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The word rats immediately formed in her mind, and she retreated up several stairs.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
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The word rats immediately formed in her mind, and she retreated up several stairs.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
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Perhaps it subliminally evoked the split-second use of the word rats in a GOP television spot.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Perhaps it subliminally evoked the split-second use of the word rats in a GOP television spot.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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In a defiant message broadcast on Thursday, Gaddafi said he was still in Libya to lead the fight against what he called "rats" and "stray dogs" who had taken over the capital.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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In a defiant message broadcast on Thursday, though, he said he was still in Libya to lead the fight against what he called "rats" and "stray dogs" who had taken over the capital.
oroboros commented on the word rats
Star in reverse.
November 2, 2007
oroboros commented on the word rats
RATS - (noun) - Entitled power or privilege.
Usage: "We Southerners are willin' to fat for are rats."
April 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word rats
This makes me think of the Beastie Boys song with a hideously misfitting accent.
"We got to fat! For our rat! To paaaaaaaaaartay!"
Edit: I have just made this an earworm. Goddammit.
April 8, 2008