pratt

P3R1A1T1T1
US/pɹæt/

noun

An often-made but previously debunked argument

OriginMiddle English prat ← Old English prætt →
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Meanings

pratt1

nounpratt (plural pratts)

plural pratts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”).

PRATT2

nounPRATT (plural PRATTs)

plural PRATTs

  1. An often-made but previously debunked argument

Pratt3

proper nounPratt (countable and uncountable, plural Pratts)

plural Pratts

  1. countableuncountableA surname known in England, Ireland, and Scotland.
  2. A placename in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Pratt County, Kansas.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Steele County, Minnesota.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri.
    4. countableuncountableA mountain in New Hampshire, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    6. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Pratt County.

Origin

pratt · noun

  1. Old Englishprætt
  2. Middle Englishprat
  3. Englishpratt

From Middle English prat, from Old English prætt. More at prat.

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PRATT · noun

Initialism of point refuted a thousand times.

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Pratt · proper noun

  1. Old Englishprætt“trick, cunning, astute”
  2. Latinpratum
  3. Frenchpré“meadow”
  4. EnglishPratt

Probably from French pré (“meadow”), meaning a meadow dweller; from Old French prat, from Latin pratum. Another proposed source is Old English prætt (“trick, cunning, astute”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pratt

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Cite this entry
APA

pratt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pratt

MLA

“pratt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pratt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pratt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pratt.

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