rat bastard
A thoroughly despicable and untrustworthy person; a scoundrel.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
rat bike
A motorcycle maintained at the lowest possible cost and usually painted black.
rat on
To tattle, squeal about (someone)
rat out
To inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).
rat racer
A person who partakes in the rat race.
rat stache
A thin, sparse, or patchy mustache; the wispy facial hair common among younger men, during the early stages of facial hair growth, or in transmasculine individuals undergoing hormone therapy.
rat through
To rummage; to pick over.
ratbag
A despicable person.
ratchet
Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous.
ratchet jaw
An excessively talkative CB radio user; a chatterbox.
ratchet up
To increase; especially, to increase by degrees in a way that only gets worse, never experiencing any reprieves.
ratchetness
The quality of being ratchet.
ratfaced
Synonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk.
ratfuck
To steal or disorganize items that do not belong to one.
ratfucker
A term of abuse.
ratio
When a post, particularly on X (Twitter), receives more replies than retweets and likes combined. It can also be used when a reply has better reception and more likes than the original post being replied to. Originates from the mathematical term "ratio" which compares the quantitative relationship between a set of numbers.
ratioed
Having significantly more replies than retweets or likes, indicating a general dislike by the public.
ratshit
The excrement of a rat.
ratsona
A fursona that is a rat.
rattle about
Synonym of rattle around.
rattle around
To take up little space in a house or other building that one occupies; to live somewhere that is needlessly spacious.
rattle on
Synonym of rabbit on.
rattle one's hocks
To hurry up; to get moving.
rattle the bones
To play dice.
rattlecap
An unsteady, volatile person.
rattletrap
A person's mouth.
ratto
An affectionate term for a pet rat.
raunch out
To upset (a person) by being raunchy (tacky or vulgar).
raunchfest
A very raunchy event, film, etc.
ravage
To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
ravenette
A fan of the character Janette DuCharme from the Canadian television series Forever Knight.
ravin down
To gobble ravenously, devour voraciously
raw
Without a condom.
raw dog
Without a condom; bareback.
raw lobster
Synonym of unboiled lobster (“police officer”).
rayciss
Pronunciation spelling of racist.
rayne
The romantic pairing of the characters River Tam and Jayne Cobb from the television series Firefly.
razzed
Full of energy or enthusiasm.
RBY
Initialism of Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow.
re
Clipping of rematch.
re-up
To refill one's drug stash.
reach down
To take an item down from a high shelf or the like.
reach for
To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand.
reach out
To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
reach past
To extend beyond (something).
read across
To draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.
read along
To read together with another person, or with another presentation (TV etc)
read for
To study for a degree or an examination.
read into
To impart meaning where it is not obvious or does not exist.
read like a book
To be able to discern someone's thoughts from their body language or other behavior, especially in great detail and with little effort.
read off
To dictate from a list, especially in a way focused on sequential processing.
read over
To read (a document, book, etc.) through, though not necessarily thoroughly.
read someone's beads
To read someone; to call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.
read through
To thoroughly read something to check or proofread it.
read up
To learn (about something) by reading.
readaholic
One who loves to read books; a bookworm.
ready
Ready money; cash.
ready as Freddy
Entirely ready.
ready as I'll ever be
Quite ready; prepared for something.
Ready Reckoners
The Highland regiments of the British army.