rat-a-tatint.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˌratəˈtat/, U.S.

/ˈrædəˌtæt/

Forms: also with reduplication of final element.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare later rat-tat n.

A. int.

Representing or imitating a series of short, sharp, rapping or tapping sounds, as produced by firing a gun, knocking at a door, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [interjection] > knock

powc1580

rat-a-tat1672

rap1762

rap-tap1800

1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 14 Rat a tat tat the spirit bounst out.

1681 Heraclitus Ridens 9 Aug. 2/2 A Cooper was..busie, Rat a tat, Rat a tat, hooping Tubs.

1790 Billington 343 Musquets roar, Small shot pour; Rat a tat, too, tero.

1836 N. P. Willis Inklings of Adventure II. 127 The boy pointed to a door at the end of the gallery, and retreated to the bannisters as if to escape the blowing up of a petard. Rat-a-tat-tat! ‘Come in!’ thundered a voice like a hailing trumpet.

1877 London Society 22 529/2 Muskets soar, small shot pour, rat-a-tat.

1916 N. Douglas London Street Games 64 Rat a tat tat, who is that? Only grandma's pussy-cat. What do you want? A pint of milk.

1944 K. Selden & L. Selden tr. K. Shigeru Our Land was Forest vii. 85 The sweeping attack from the Grumann aircraft the next day occurred during work... They roared—vroom! Rat-a-tat-tattat-tat!

1986 D. Potter Singing Detective v. 179 The voices in his head are currently displaced, with a door being banged rat-a-tat.

B. n.

A series of short, sharp, rapping or tapping sounds, as produced by firing a gun, knocking at a door, etc. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [noun] > knock

frap1582

rapa1586

knick-a-knock1600

rat-tat1731

rap-tap1733

tat-tat1786

postman's knock1795

rat-a-tat1813

tattarrattat1922

1735 ‘R. Nab’ Addr. Batchelors Great Brit. 72 The Moment a young Lady is married, all the Impertinents, from one End of the Town to the other, are beating the Rattattattoo, ready to break the Door down.]

1813 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) II. 604 This bustle and endless rat-a-tat-tat at our door.

1849 N. Hawthorne Main Street in E. P. Peabody Æsthetic Papers viii. 158 The door..provided on the outside with an iron hammer, wherewith the visitor's hand may give a thundering rat-a-tat.

1895 ‘Q’ Splendid Spur (new ed.) 153 A wild rat-a-tat! on the street door.

1946 Sci. Monthly Mar. 267/2 The continued rat-a-tat of a riveting machine in an aircraft factory raises the curve of absenteeism.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xviii. 381 Illegally knocking at doors... Rat Tat Tat. Abertillery and Newbridge in Monmouthshire, Barry in Glamorgan, Coventry. A variant in Lydney is Rat-a-Tat Ginger. Rat-a-Tat-Tat. Solihull, near Birmingham, and Grenoside, near Sheffield.

1961 Times 17 June 3/2 Any passing rat-a-tat of close volleying.

1992 Newsweek (Special Election Issue) Nov.–Dec. 83/1 He alluded to Baker's new portfolio fleetingly during the rat-a-tat of argument.

2001 B. Hatch Internat. Gooseberry 89 The reassuring rat-a-tat of gunfire coming from the living room signifying Danny was watching another Steven Segal movie.

C. adj. (attributive).

Consisting of or characterized by a series of short, sharp, rapping or tapping sounds. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [adjective] > knock

rattatattatory1709

rap-tapping1821

rat-a-tata1839

rat-tat1876

a1839 J. Smith Mem., Lett., & Comic Misc. (1840) I. 149 A rat-a-tat 'larum awakes half the town.

1889 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 1 June 2/3 A tremendous rat-a-tat solo was performed on the street door.

1953 J. F. Byrne Silent Years xvii. 212 I..swallowed it as fast as my rat-a-tat jaws would allow me.

1990 P. Taylor See how they Run viii. 217 Many ad campaigns in statewide races have become rat-a-tat-tat electronic debates.

1995 Sydney Morning Herald 30 Nov. 16/6 He gives the film a high buzz of energy with frantic camera moves and rat-a-tat editing.

2006 Gazette (Colorado Springs) (Nexis) 13 Nov. As the..bus inched along.., players heard a rat-a-tat sound.

Compounds

rat-a-tat ginger n. British = knock down ginger n. at knock-down adj. and n. Additions; cf. rat-tat ginger n. at rat-tat n., int., and adj. Compounds. [Origin uncertain: see discussion at knock down ginger n. at knock-down adj. and n. Additions.]

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun]

rosy apple1882

doctors and nurses (also patients)1906

doctor1918

knock down ginger1959

rat-a-tat ginger1959

riprap1959

rat-tat ginger1962

2001 J. Lloyd & E. Rees Boy Next Door iv. 140 The longer I stand glued to the doorstep the longer I feel like I'm back in Rushton playing rat-a-tat ginger.

2005 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 4 June 12 We played rat-a-tat ginger, bobby knock, knock down ginger—whatever you wanted to call it—and were actually afraid of the owners catching us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rat-a-tat
释义	rat-a-tatint.n.adj. Brit. /ˌratəˈtat/, U.S. /ˈrædəˌtæt/ Forms: also with reduplication of final element. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare later rat-tat n. A. int. Representing or imitating a series of short, sharp, rapping or tapping sounds, as produced by firing a gun, knocking at a door, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [interjection] > knock powc1580 rat-a-tat1672 rap1762 rap-tap1800 1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 14 Rat a tat tat the spirit bounst out. 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 9 Aug. 2/2 A Cooper was..busie, Rat a tat, Rat a tat, hooping Tubs. 1790 Billington 343 Musquets roar, Small shot pour; Rat a tat, too, tero. 1836 N. P. Willis Inklings of Adventure II. 127 The boy pointed to a door at the end of the gallery, and retreated to the bannisters as if to escape the blowing up of a petard. Rat-a-tat-tat! ‘Come in!’ thundered a voice like a hailing trumpet. 1877 London Society 22 529/2 Muskets soar, small shot pour, rat-a-tat. 1916 N. Douglas London Street Games 64 Rat a tat tat, who is that? Only grandma's pussy-cat. What do you want? A pint of milk. 1944 K. Selden & L. Selden tr. K. Shigeru Our Land was Forest vii. 85 The sweeping attack from the Grumann aircraft the next day occurred during work... They roared—vroom! Rat-a-tat-tattat-tat! 1986 D. Potter Singing Detective v. 179 The voices in his head are currently displaced, with a door being banged rat-a-tat. B. n. A series of short, sharp, rapping or tapping sounds, as produced by firing a gun, knocking at a door, etc. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [noun] > knock frap1582 rapa1586 knick-a-knock1600 rat-tat1731 rap-tap1733 tat-tat1786 postman's knock1795 rat-a-tat1813 tattarrattat1922 1735 ‘R. Nab’ Addr. Batchelors Great Brit. 72 The Moment a young Lady is married, all the Impertinents, from one End of the Town to the other, are beating the Rattattattoo, ready to break the Door down.] 1813 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) II. 604 This bustle and endless rat-a-tat-tat at our door. 1849 N. Hawthorne Main Street in E. P. Peabody Æsthetic Papers viii. 158 The door..provided on the outside with an iron hammer, wherewith the visitor's hand may give a thundering rat-a-tat. 1895 ‘Q’ Splendid Spur (new ed.) 153 A wild rat-a-tat! on the street door. 1946 Sci. Monthly Mar. 267/2 The continued rat-a-tat of a riveting machine in an aircraft factory raises the curve of absenteeism. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xviii. 381 Illegally knocking at doors... Rat Tat Tat. Abertillery and Newbridge in Monmouthshire, Barry in Glamorgan, Coventry. A variant in Lydney is Rat-a-Tat Ginger. Rat-a-Tat-Tat. Solihull, near Birmingham, and Grenoside, near Sheffield. 1961 Times 17 June 3/2 Any passing rat-a-tat of close volleying. 1992 Newsweek (Special Election Issue) Nov.–Dec. 83/1 He alluded to Baker's new portfolio fleetingly during the rat-a-tat of argument. 2001 B. Hatch Internat. Gooseberry 89 The reassuring rat-a-tat of gunfire coming from the living room signifying Danny was watching another Steven Segal movie. C. adj. (attributive). Consisting of or characterized by a series of short, sharp, rapping or tapping sounds. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of blow or fall > [adjective] > knock rattatattatory1709 rap-tapping1821 rat-a-tata1839 rat-tat1876 a1839 J. Smith Mem., Lett., & Comic Misc. (1840) I. 149 A rat-a-tat 'larum awakes half the town. 1889 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 1 June 2/3 A tremendous rat-a-tat solo was performed on the street door. 1953 J. F. Byrne Silent Years xvii. 212 I..swallowed it as fast as my rat-a-tat jaws would allow me. 1990 P. Taylor See how they Run viii. 217 Many ad campaigns in statewide races have become rat-a-tat-tat electronic debates. 1995 Sydney Morning Herald 30 Nov. 16/6 He gives the film a high buzz of energy with frantic camera moves and rat-a-tat editing. 2006 Gazette (Colorado Springs) (Nexis) 13 Nov. As the..bus inched along.., players heard a rat-a-tat sound. Compounds rat-a-tat ginger n. British = knock down ginger n. at knock-down adj. and n. Additions; cf. rat-tat ginger n. at rat-tat n., int., and adj. Compounds. [Origin uncertain: see discussion at knock down ginger n. at knock-down adj. and n. Additions.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] rosy apple1882 doctors and nurses (also patients)1906 doctor1918 knock down ginger1959 rat-a-tat ginger1959 riprap1959 rat-tat ginger1962 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xviii. 381 Illegally knocking at doors... Rat Tat Tat. Abertillery and Newbridge in Monmouthshire, Barry in Glamorgan, Coventry. A variant in Lydney is Rat-a-Tat Ginger. 2001 J. Lloyd & E. Rees Boy Next Door iv. 140 The longer I stand glued to the doorstep the longer I feel like I'm back in Rushton playing rat-a-tat ginger. 2005 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 4 June 12 We played rat-a-tat ginger, bobby knock, knock down ginger—whatever you wanted to call it—and were actually afraid of the owners catching us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.adj.1672
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