as in idiot
a stupid person
I need competent people for this job, and all they send me are prats
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Recent Examples of prat
As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.
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Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022
Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
At times Javed’s insistence on reciting lyrics to other people becomes irritating (his girlfriend, a white anti-Thatcher campaigner who did not feature in the book, tells him off for being a prat).
—J.t., The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
Ut pratin utpate modiatumsan henit wisl ulla faccum num autpationum vel doloreetue minci tatet ute dipisci elis aut prat.
—Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2018
Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022
Through it all, however, the gal has retained a sort of grand hauteur, even while prat-falling into a bush.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
At times Javed’s insistence on reciting lyrics to other people becomes irritating (his girlfriend, a white anti-Thatcher campaigner who did not feature in the book, tells him off for being a prat).
—J.t., The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
Ut pratin utpate modiatumsan henit wisl ulla faccum num autpationum vel doloreetue minci tatet ute dipisci elis aut prat.
—Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prat
Noun
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There is nothing in the past year that suggests that the portion of this global event that will take place in the U.S. will proceed with anything less than exhausting chaos, a spoonful of stupid, and a dash of tragedy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Prat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prat. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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