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Definition of
rats exclamation
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
rats
exclamation
/ræts/
/ræts/
(informal)
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used to show that you are annoyed about something
Rats! I forgot my glasses.
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rats
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(like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ship
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