Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express annoyance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete contracted form of
dreadeth (dredeth), third person singular indicative present of dread. - An expletive expressive of mild indignation or annoyance, similar to plague on, plague take, bother: as, drat that child!
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive and intransitive To
damn orcurse - interjection A cry of
anger orfrustration
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Researchers found that one in 15 of the people questioned had never used the word drat and half didn't know what a cad was.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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Researchers found that one in 15 of the people questioned had never used the word drat and half didn't know what a cad was.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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Researchers found that one in 15 of the people questioned had never used the word drat and half didn't know what a cad was.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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And the Duchesses, 'drat 'em, may go and be blowed;
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 Various 1876
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In all the other cases, we blame the way we set up the goal (oh, drat, I told others ... or, oh, drat, I didn't tell enough of others).
Achieve Your Goals By Keeping Them Quiet | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But I know too well what a sudden upswing in site traffic means. (drat and i was really hoping for an Andromeda HH, too …) Best of luck to the pair of you.
This is the End My Friends | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Remember that debacle about LeGuin's book Powers, and Liar by ... oh drat, I can't remember her name.
Can we grow the number of readers? Roger Sutton 2009
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Bert is in drat! and dismissed to the green room, likewise Laura, Kimberly and Bryce.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway, Episode 5, "Off the Track" Holly Cara Price 2011
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And he knew she would keep them, too, drat him, if he asked it.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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I think people got bored or annoyed with it, so no more [drat, had a good another coming on woodchucks] But I feel like I have to back up what the answers were, so here it is with summary.
Rabies and Hunting 2009
sionnach commented on the word drat
God rot it.
February 14, 2007