drat

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dræt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(drat)

Inflections of 'drat' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
drats
v 3rd person singular
dratting
v pres p
dratted
v past
dratted
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drat  (drat),USA pronunciation v., drat•ted, drat•ting, interj. 
v.t. 
  1. to damn;
    confound:Drat your interference.

interj. 
  1. (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):Drat, there goes another button off my shirt.
  • alteration of (o)d rot God rot (i.e., may God rot him, her, it) 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drat /dræt/ interj
  1. slang an exclamation of annoyance (also in the phrases drat it! drat you! etc)
Etymology: 19th Century: probably alteration of God rot
'drat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
thread - dratted

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