"ratmageddon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ratmageddons [plural]
Etymology: rat + -mageddon Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rat|mageddon}} rat + -mageddon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ratmageddon (countable and uncountable, plural ratmageddons)
  1. (informal) A disaster caused by or involving rats. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Related terms: like rats from a sinking ship, rat king, rat's nest
    Sense id: en-ratmageddon-en-noun-3KTD7n8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mageddon

Inflected forms

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