drats
Tame frustrated exclamations
Drats is a mild exclamation of frustration or disappointment, a softened form of "damn" or similar oaths: Drats, I left my wallet at home.
It sounds slightly old-fashioned or playful, often used around children or in lighthearted contexts.
Also appears as the singular drat.
Long-tailed urban pests
- blastSudden forceful burst
- shucksFolksy expression of disappointment
- heckMild frustrated exclamation
- phooeyInterjection expressing contempt
dang · shoot · fudge · nuts · bother · curses · doggone · darnit
State of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
dismay · chagrin · displeasure · letdown · setback · bummer · foiled · thwarted
rats
Long-tailed urban pests
phooey · dang · shoot · fudge · nuts · bother · curses · doggone · darnit · oops
annoyance
State of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
disappointment · dismay · chagrin · displeasure · letdown · setback · bummer · foiled · thwarted · nuisance
quaint
Attractively unfamiliar, outdated
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- vintageQuality from past eras
retro · nostalgic · Victorian · Edwardian · genteel · prim · proper · euphemistic · wholesome · innocent