Brattery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A collection of brats; a children's nursery, etc. countable, informal

    "I should esteem myself in luck, were the nuisances of this seaport confined only to two senses; but, alas! the apartment above my head proves a squalling brattery, and the sounds which proceed from it are so loud and frequent, that a person might think himself in limbo, without any extravagance."

  2. 2
    Brattish behaviour. informal, uncountable

Example

More examples

"I should esteem myself in luck, were the nuisances of this seaport confined only to two senses; but, alas! the apartment above my head proves a squalling brattery, and the sounds which proceed from it are so loud and frequent, that a person might think himself in limbo, without any extravagance."

Etymology

From brat + -ery.

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