ratbag
noun[C]
veryinformaluk/ˈræt.bæɡ/us/ˈræt.bæɡ/UK
anunpleasantperson; sometimes usedhumorouslyabout someone you like:
She's nothing more than athievingratbag!
humorous"Iwonacompetition." "Youluckyratbag! What did youwin?"
Australian English
someone whocausestroubleor does things that youdisapproveof:
My nephew's arealratbag.
- Theblokewho did it has got to go down as one of the ratbags of theyear.
- "I might just do that, youoldratbag," hehooted.
- Stop being a ratbag andactuallythinkabout it.
- Conservatives like myself, we're calledright-wingratbags by theleft.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin