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Bratty

//ˈbɹæti// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.

    "When Laura tells Bart that she can teach him to dance, Bart and Laura are suddenly transformed into Astaire and Rogers in a black-and-white fantasy sequence before Bart’s reverie is abruptly ended when Laura reverts back to bratty tomboy form and gives him a wedgie."

  2. 2
    Characteristic of a brat (the qualities possessed by a confident and assertive woman). neologism

    "Critics are increasingly examining their prejudice towards media that has been derided for its femininity, girlishness and brattiness – perhaps most notably, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, a film that is now praised for the bratty qualities it was derided for in 2006. Indeed, online music magazine Pitchfork "rescored" Charli's EP Vroom Vroom from a 4.5 upon its release in 2016 to a 7.8 in 2021."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A cake of dried cow dung, used for fuel. India

Etymology

From brat + -y.

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