Meanings
prepositional phrase
- informalsimileSoaked to the point of being highly unattractive; bedraggled.
to look like a drowned rat
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like a drowned rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20drowned%20rat
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“like a drowned rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20drowned%20rat. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like a drowned rat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20drowned%20rat.
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