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ratmageddon

ratmageddon noun: a disaster caused by or involving rats.

Noun

ratmageddon (countable and uncountable, plural ratmageddons)

  1. (informal) A disaster caused by or involving rats.
    • Although we thus far seem to have been spared the traffic nightmares many people feared and what others were variously calling the coming “ratmageddon” or “ratpocalypse,” some issues that needed to be resolved have not yet been fixed.2016 September 1, Carl Hoffman, “The project that could help determine Israel's future”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2022
    • Money well spent, we say, if it eases the threat of a rat-mageddon in Chicago.2017 October 26, “Breaking up Chicago's rat pack”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2025

Forms of ratmageddon

pluralratmageddons

Origin of ratmageddon

From rat + -mageddon.

Questions about ratmageddon

What does ratmageddon mean?
Ratmageddon means a disaster caused by or involving rats.
What part of speech is ratmageddon?
Ratmageddon is a noun.
What is the plural of ratmageddon?
The plural of ratmageddon is ratmageddons.

Words near ratmageddon in the dictionary

  1. Ratlinghope
  2. ratlings
  3. ratlins
  4. ratly
  5. RATM
  6. ratmageddon
  7. ratmageddons
  8. Ratna
  9. Ratnagiri
  10. Ratnangi
  11. Ratnapura

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