bratty
English
Etymology
brat + -y
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹæti/, [ˈbɹæɾi]
- Rhymes: -æti
Adjective
bratty (comparative brattier or more bratty, superlative brattiest or most bratty)
- Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
- 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
- When Laura tells Bart that she can teach him to dance, Bart and Laura are suddenly transformed into Astaire and Rogers in a black-and-white fantasy sequence before Bart’s reverie is abruptly ended when Laura reverts back to bratty tomboy form and gives him a wedgie.
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Derived terms
- brattily
- brattiness