Prat
/præt/noun
A foolish or inept person.
Did you know?In British English, *prat* has also been used as slang for the buttocks, a blunt body-word that likely helped it become such a sharp insult.
Etymological Timeline
Late Old English
OE
prætt
“A trick, a prank, or a deceitful act”
Middle English
ME
prat
“A trick, jest, or foolish act”
16th Century
English
prat
“A fool or simpleton; later also the buttocks in slang”
Modern English
English
prat
“A stupid or annoying person”