Noun - name given to a person scavenging for “useful” items at the tip. This meaning does not, as is displayed in other meanings provided here, necessarily have a negative connotation.
When I was offloading at the tip on the weekend, I noticed a tip rat had procured himself a piece of timber he was going to use in a project at home.
by KaulandKontributes January 11, 2024
Get the tip rat mug.This phrase is generally only used by Cornish (Cornwall, UK) people- Something or someone is said to be “as rough as rats“. Alluring to having an unkept nature about it or them.
Person 1: Alright me fucker, hows you? ("Fucker" used as an affectionate reference to a friend, this is common in Cornwall)
Person 2: As rough as rats. I think I got the dreaded lurgy.
Person 2: As rough as rats. I think I got the dreaded lurgy.
by JamesofBlakely March 17, 2022
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Get the toe rat mug.A rat is basically the new term for "burn out" or "loser". It is someone who doesn't value hygiene or any tidiness in their lives at all for that matter. Someone who wastes their time making poor decisions like regularly engaging in illegal activity such as drug use or theft.
one dude: "damn, look at that guys hair, it's go greasy"
other dude: "What a lazy bum. I heard he cheated off some girl's chemistry test the other day"
first dude: "wow, he's a total rat"
other dude: "What a lazy bum. I heard he cheated off some girl's chemistry test the other day"
first dude: "wow, he's a total rat"
by fistmedaddio July 15, 2016
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