# ratted

Pronunciation: say "RAT-id" /ˈɹætɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of rat. — simple past and past participle of rat
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of rat. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.
   - _The witness ratted on the gang leader during the trial._
   - _He never forgave the friend who ratted him out to the police._

## Adjective

2. Intoxicated or drunk, typically after heavy drinking. *(slang, British)*
   - Simple: Drunk after having too much alcohol.
   - _Half the wedding party was ratted before the speeches even started._
   - _She admitted she'd been a bit ratted by the end of the night out._

## Origin

A contraction of "rat-arsed."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ratted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).