exclamation
- used to express annoyance or frustration
Usage: informal
verb
- to curse or damn
Usage: informal; mild
Examples
- Drat! I forgot my keys again.
- Drat it all, the store is closed.
- She muttered ‘drat’ under her breath when she spilled coffee on her shirt.
- Drat this traffic jam!
- He would drat his bad luck whenever things went wrong.
- Drat, I missed the bus by just a minute.