"rats" meaning in English

See rats in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɹæts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rats.wav
Rhymes: -æts Head templates: {{en-interj}} rats
  1. (informal) Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn. Tags: informal Translations (damn, darn): maledicció (Catalan), verdorie (Dutch), hitto (Finnish), zut (French), flute (French), peste (French), carai (Galician), corno (Galician), concho (Galician), cribbio (Italian), maledictiōnēs (Latin), caraças (Portuguese), diablos (Spanish), tusan (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rats-en-intj-k8J56Brj Disambiguation of 'damn, darn': 96 4
  2. (informal) Expression of disbelief. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-rats-en-intj-XXXKM7-B

Noun

IPA: /ɹæts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rats.wav
Rhymes: -æts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} rats
  1. plural of rat Tags: form-of, plural Form of: rat
    Sense id: en-rats-en-noun-Pvk5dzWn

Verb

IPA: /ɹæts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rats.wav
Rhymes: -æts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rats
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rat Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: rat Related terms: give a rats
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