Ratty

Ratty

Ratty may refer to:

* Ratty (railway), a heritage railway in Cumbria, England
* Ratty (water vole), a character in the novel "The Wind in the Willows"
* Ratty Puppet, a groundhog hand puppet in the television show "X-Play"
* Ratty, a pseudonym of some members of Scooter, best known for the single "Sunrise (Here I Am)"
* Sharpe Refectory, a Brown University dining hall known primarily as "the Ratty"

ee also

* Rati (given name)
* Räty


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  • Ratty — Ratty  сторонний проект германской музыкальной группы Scooter. Содержание 1 История 1.1 Первые упоминания в творчестве Scooter 1.2 …   Википедия

  • ratty — (adj.) 1856, resembling a rat; 1865, full of rats; 1867, wretched, miserable, shabby, from RAT (Cf. rat) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ratty — ► ADJECTIVE 1) resembling or characteristic of a rat. 2) infested with rats. 3) informal shabby, untidy, or in bad condition. 4) Brit. informal bad tempered and irritable …   English terms dictionary

  • ratty — [rat′ē] adj. rattier, rattiest 1. of or like a rat 2. full of rats 3. Slang shabby or run down …   English World dictionary

  • ratty — [[t]ræ̱ti[/t]] rattier, rattiest 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is ratty, they get angry and irritated easily. [BRIT, INFORMAL] I had spent too many hours there and was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. Syn: grumpy, irritable 2) ADJ GRADED Ratty …   English dictionary

  • ratty — rat|ty [ˈræti] adj 1.) BrE informal becoming annoyed quickly or easily = ↑irritable ▪ I feel guilty about getting ratty with the children. 2.) AmE informal dirty and in bad condition →↑shabby ▪ a ratty old sofa ▪ ratty hair …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ratty — adjective (rattier; est) Date: 1865 1. a. infested with rats b. of, relating to, or suggestive of a rat 2. shabby, unkempt < a ratty brown overcoat John Lardner > 3. a. despicable, treacherous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ratty — /rat ee/, adj., rattier, rattiest. 1. full of rats. 2. of or characteristic of a rat. 3. wretched; shabby: a ratty, old overcoat. 4. Slang. irritable or angry; bad tempered; nasty: I always feel ratty when I wake up. [1860 65; RAT + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • ratty — rat|ty [ ræti ] adjective 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL old and in bad condition: some ratty old cushions 2. ) like a rat: his ratty little eyes 3. ) BRITISH INFORMAL in a bad mood or easily annoyed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ratty — UK [ˈrætɪ] / US adjective Word forms ratty : adjective ratty comparative rattier superlative rattiest 1) British informal in a bad mood, or easily annoyed 2) like a rat 3) American informal old and in bad condition …   English dictionary

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