prats

Pompous foolish people

Prats is the plural of prat, British slang for fools: The prats upstairs are making noise again.

Also the plural of the older slang for buttocks, as in knocked flat on his prat.

fools

idiots

Thoroughly foolish people

buffoonsFoolish, comical people
duncesSlow-witted people
simpletonsUnintelligent or naive people

nincompoops · dimwits · dolts · blockheads · boneheads · nitwits · halfwits · jackasses · imbeciles · dunderheads

pratfall

tumble

Uncontrolled rolling descent

stumbleLose footing momentarily
tripPlanned travel somewhere
slapstickExaggerated physical humor

fall · sprawl · slip · comedy · vaudeville · clown · buffoonery · farce · gag · stunt

buttocks

bum

Idle vagrant

backsideButtocks or rear
rearBack portion or raise
behindAt the rear

bottom · rump · posterior · derriere · cheeks · seat · hindquarters · keister · tush · haunches

Categories

British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby

Opposites

intelligence/wisdom

pratssages

Profoundly learned people

geniuses · wise men · savants · intellectuals · scholars

social competence/respect

Traditional stories or icons

heroes · stars · champions · top dogs · class acts

Phrases

prat aboutBehave in silly fashion

Family

prat, pratfall, pratfalls

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Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG