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rat-lickers

rat-lickers is the plural of rat-licker.

Meaning of rat-licker

Noun

rat-licker (plural rat-lickers)

  1. (derogatory, neologism) 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)

Questions about rat-lickers

What is rat-lickers the plural of?
Rat-lickers is the plural of rat-licker.

Words near rat-lickers in the dictionary

  1. rat-geese
  2. rat-goose
  3. rat-kangaroo
  4. rat-kangaroos
  5. rat-licker
  6. rat-lickers
  7. rat-mole
  8. rat-moles
  9. rat-race
  10. rat-raced
  11. rat-races

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