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# drat

interjection (drat, drat it, drat that dog)

«drat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old-fashioned, euphemism) a mild exclamation of annoyance; a soft stand-in for «damn». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#m1)

### In the lessons

A gentle, old-fashioned word heard in cartoons, old books and from grandparents; safe even with small children. All regions.

### Examples

- Drat! I forgot my lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#x1)
- Drat it, the pen's run out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#x2)
- «Drat that cat!» said the old lady. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#x3)
- Drat, it's raining again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#x4)
- The cartoon villain cried, «Drat! Foiled again!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#x5)
- Drat, I've lost count. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#x6)
- "Drat thee!" yelled the witch-bodies, "thou 'st spoiled our spells this year agone!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/#x7)

### Note

Harmless and comic today.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drat.html) on Mova free.