rats
/ɹæts/ interjection A2- An expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn.
- An expression of disbelief.
From the library
He smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there might be a nest of rats in the straw, and he often growled in an unfriendly way at the Scarecrow.
He waved his hand, and they scampered away downstairs like so many rats, and we heard their shrill voices next moment in the street.
He says it kills all the rats and—oh dear!” cried Alice in a sorrowful tone, “I’m afraid I’ve offended it again!” For the Mouse was swimming away from her as hard as it could go, and making quite a commotion in the pool as it went.
Like the rats that one by one forsake the doomed ship even before the vessel weighs anchor, so all the numerous clerks had by degrees deserted the office and the warehouse.
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