bratty

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English brat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bratty From brat + -y.

1. Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.

   “When Laura tells Bart that she can teach him to dance, Bart and Laura are suddenly transformed into Astaire and Rogers in a black-and-white fantasy sequence before Bart’s reverie is abruptly ended when Laura reverts back to bratty tomboy form and gives him a wedgie.”

2. Characteristic of a brat (the qualities possessed by a confident and assertive woman).

   “Critics are increasingly examining their prejudice towards media that has been derided for its femininity, girlishness and brattiness – perhaps most notably, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, a film that is now praised for the bratty qualities it was derided for in 2006. Indeed, online music magazine Pitchfork "rescored" Charli's EP Vroom Vroom from a 4.5 upon its release in 2016 to a 7.8 in 2021.”

   “I'm revisiting all my favorite Y2K trends, including slogan tees, trucker hats, wedge flip-flops, and barbed wire tramp stamps. Diesel and Miaou are two brands that feel particularly bratty to me, and I'm dreaming about this strawberry latex halter specifically.”

noun

1. A cake of dried cow dung, used for fuel.