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• Expression of disappointment, similar to 'bummer', though more forceful. 'Bummer' tends to be used when something unforeseen and unfortunate occurs. 'Rats', on the other hand tends to be used when you have been making a concerted effort to do something and it suddenly fails. You only use 'rats' about your own misfortune. You can use 'bummer' sympathetically also about someone else's misfortune.

  Last edited on Apr 21 2005. Submitted by Margaret M. on Apr 21 2005.

noun - uncountable

• See give a rat's ass.

  I don't give a rat's ass what you think!

  Last edited on Aug 02 2011. Submitted by Jean-Paul from Whitehorse, YT, Canada on Oct 19 2001.

verb - transitive

• to disturb a person emotionally.

  Last edited on Dec 25 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

adjective

• disturbed emotionally. The adjective sense of rattle.

                                                                                                    
  
  Citation from "Never Let Me Go", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode Episode 5 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Dec 25 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2012.

verb

• to aggravate someone.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude.

  Last edited on Dec 07 2010. Submitted by Sabine F. from Bielefeld, Germany on Mar 13 2003.

• a dilapidated place.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

adjective

• in a poor condition.

                                                                                                                                                                     
  
                                                                       
  
  Citation from "Snow forces eight-day lock-in at Kirkbymoorside pub", BBC, 5 December 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Dec 05 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 05 2010.

• Bad tempered, grumpy, irritable.

  Last edited on Dec 08 2010. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Dec 08 2010.

adjective

• annoying, stupid, worse than all others, etc.

  She is a major raunch!

  • See more words with the same meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of).

  Last edited on Dec 07 2010. Submitted by Marcie K. from WA, USA on Nov 26 1997.