rat-licker
rat-licker noun: a person who refuses to take preventative measures during a disease outbreak (especially the COVID-19 pandemic).
Noun
rat-licker (plural rat-lickers)
- A person who refuses to take preventative measures during a disease outbreak (especially the COVID-19 pandemic).
- > I'm the kind of person who prefers to stay indoors.
good to know you ain't no rat-licker: [link to the Urban Dictionary entry of “rat-licker”]2020 August 17, Nikolai Kingsley, “Re: Find the edge of the 5km quarantine limit and stand on it”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet) - I think the solution to your dilemma is obvious. You need to go swap some hot, dank, virus-heavy air with an overly clingy group of rat lickers.2020 December 25, “The Luv Doc: An Established Tradition: It's really hard to stab someone to death with an icicle”, in The Austin Chronicle
- > I'm the kind of person who prefers to stay indoors.
Forms of rat-licker
| plural | rat-lickers |
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Origin of rat-licker
From the urban myth that people in the Middle Ages licked rats to ward off the bubonic plague.
Questions about rat-licker
- What does rat-licker mean?
- Rat-licker means a person who refuses to take preventative measures during a disease outbreak (especially the COVID-19 pandemic).
- What part of speech is rat-licker?
- Rat-licker is a noun.
- What is the plural of rat-licker?
- The plural of rat-licker is rat-lickers.
Words near rat-licker in the dictionary
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