Brattery
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 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 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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