gratz

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interjection

Congratulations, congrats.

“Hey, gratz on leveling!”

OriginOld High German gratag ← Proto-West Germanic *gernō →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

gratz1

interjection
  1. InternetCongratulations, congrats.

    Hey, gratz on leveling!

Gratz2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Kentucky.
  3. A borough of Pennsylvania.

Origin

gratz · interjection

A respelled shortening of congrats.

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Gratz · proper noun

  1. Proto-West Germanic*gernō
  2. Old High Germangratag“greedy”
  3. EnglishGratz

From the German surname, from the city Graz in Austria. Also from a personal name from Old High German gratag (“greedy”), which could ultimately be from Proto-West Germanic *gernō; see Dutch gretig (“eager”). Also shortened from Pankratz.

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APA

gratz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratz

MLA

“gratz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gratz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gratz.

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