different between fratty vs ratty

English

Etymology

frat +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?æti/
• Rhymes: -æti

Adjective

fratty (comparative frattier, superlative frattiest)

1. (slang) Resembling or characteristic of a frat boy in behavior or appearance.

   I can never hear the professor because these fratty guys spend the whole class talking about partying.

   • 2019, Madeleine Henry, Breathe In, Cash Out (page 189)

     Industrials is the frattiest banking group at Anderson, and that's saying something. This is probably their only free hour all week, and they're going to want to have a good time with their friends.

See also

• preppy

Anagrams

• Fryatt

English

Etymology

From rat +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??ati/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??æti/, [??æ?i]

• Rhymes: -æti

Adjective

ratty (comparative rattier, superlative rattiest)

1. Similar to a rat; ratlike.
2. Infested with rats.
3. (colloquial) In poor condition or repair

   Synonyms: worn out, battered, tattered, torn

   • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 535:

     The Marcher lord was still clad in his ratty black cloak and dented breastplate with its chipped enamel lightning.

   • 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 80:

     I was having exactly that thought on a ratty mock-leather couch in Islington.

4. (Britain, colloquial) Irritable, annoyed, bad-tempered.

Translations

Anagrams

• attry, tarty