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prattery

noun

Etymology

From prat + -ery.

  1. derived from *brodno-✻ — “to wander about”
  2. inherited from *prattuz✻ — “boastful talk, deceit”
  3. inherited from *prattu✻
  4. inherited from præt
  5. inherited from prat
  6. suffixed as prattery — “prat + ery”

Definitions

  1. Foolishness or foolish behaviour.

    • 2004. March 13, “Ian G Batten” (username), “Re: haddock”, in uk.misc, Usenet, If an obviously egomanic twit makes wonderful music, should his prattery disqualify him?

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA