prat

Thân thiện

He slipped on the wet floor and landed hard on his prat.

Definition

Noun: 1. A foolish or stupid person: The primary meaning refers to a person who is considered silly, incompetent, or easily duped. It is an informal and mildly offensive term. 2. (British slang, vulgar) The buttocks: A coarse slang term for the human posterior.

Usage and Examples

• Meaning 1 (A foolish person):
  • Don't be such a prat; you'll get us all in trouble.
  • He made a complete prat of himself at the party last night.
• Meaning 2 (Buttocks - UK slang):
  • He fell flat on his prat. (This usage is less common in modern American English).

Advanced Usage

• "to make a prat of oneself": To behave in a way that makes one look foolish or ridiculous.
  • He made a total prat of himself by trying to dance on the table.

Variants and Related Words

• Pratfall (n): A fall onto the buttocks; also, a humiliating mistake or failure.
  • The comedian's staged pratfall got a big laugh from the audience.

Synonyms

• Fool: A person who acts unwisely or imprudently.
• Idiot: A stupid person.
• Twit : A silly or annoying person.
• Buttocks : The two rounded fleshy parts of the human body that form the rear.

Notes on Usage

• The term is considered informal and mildly derogatory when referring to a person.
• The second meaning (buttocks) is considered vulgar slang and is primarily used in British English. In American English, the first meaning (fool) is more commonly recognized.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   • he deserves a good kick in the butt
   • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Từ đồng nghĩa

• buttocks