Meanings
rats1
noun
- pluralplural of rat
interjection
- informalAn 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
verb
- indicativeinformalpresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of rat
RATs2
noun
- pluralplural of RAT
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.
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Translations
Catalan maledicció
- maledicciódamn, darn
Dutch verdorie
- verdoriedamn, darn
Finnish hitto
- hittodamn, darn
French zut, flute
- zutdamn, darn
- flutedamn, darn
- pestedamn, darn
Italian cribbio
- cribbiodamn, darn
Latin maledictiōnēs
- maledictiōnēsdamn, darn
Polish kurde
- kurdedamn, darn
Portuguese caraças
- caraçasdamn, darn
Spanish diablos
- diablosdamn, darn
Swedish tusan
- tusandamn, darn
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rats
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Cite this entry
APA
rats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rats
MLA
“rats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rats. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rats,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rats.
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