rat
rat meaning
A full-bodied rat, larger than the mouse. Literally it is the rodent, and figuratively it is heavily loaded: to rat someone out is to inform on them, and calling someone a rat means a traitor. It also carries the association of city life, sewers and plague.
Meaning
A full-bodied rat, larger than the mouse. Literally it is the rodent, and figuratively it is heavily loaded: to rat someone out is to inform on them, and calling someone a rat means a traitor. It also carries the association of city life, sewers and plague. Pet-rat owners will point out, correctly, that rats are intelligent, clean and affectionate — and that the reputation is unfair.
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How to use it
- He ratted us out 🐀
- Pet rats are genuinely lovely, I promise 🐀
- The London Underground is theirs, not ours 🐀
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | rot |
| አማርኛ | አይጠሞጎጥ |
| العربية | جرذ |
| অসমীয়া | এন্দুৰ |
| azərbaycan | siçovul |
| башҡорт | сысҡан |
| беларуская | пацук |
| български | плъх |
| বাংলা | ইঁদুর,মাউস |
| bosanski | pacov |
| català | rata |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎧᏂᏈᏌ |
| čeština | krysa |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | йӗкехӳре |
| Cymraeg | llygoden fawr |
| Deutsch | Ratte |
| dolnoserbšćina | ratwa |
| Ελληνικά | αρουραίος |
| English | rat |
| español | rata |
| eesti | rott |
| euskara | arratoia |
| فارسی | موش صحرایی |
| suomi | rotta |
| Filipino | daga |
| føroyskt | rotta |
| français | rat |
| Gaeilge | francach |
| Gàidhlig | radan |
| galego | rata |
| ગુજરાતી | ઉંદર |
| Hausa | ɓera |
| עברית | חולדה |
| हिन्दी | चूहा |
| hrvatski | štakor |
| hornjoserbšćina | šćura |
| magyar | patkány |
| հայերեն | առնետ |
| Indonesia | tikus |
| íslenska | rotta |
| italiano | ratto |
| 日本語 | ネズミ |
| Jawa | tikus got |
| ქართული | ვირთხა |
| қазақ тілі | егеуқұйрық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ەگەۋقۇيرىق |
| ខ្មែរ | កណ្ដុរ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಇಲಿ |
| 한국어 | 쥐 |
| कोंकणी | कोळहुंदिर |
| кыргызча | келемиш |
| ລາວ | ໜູໃຫຍ່ |
| lietuvių | žiurkė |
| latviešu | žurka |
| македонски | стаорец |
| മലയാളം | എലി |
| монгол | харх |
| मराठी | घूस |
| Melayu | tikus |
| မြန်မာ | ကြွက် |
| नेपाली | मुसा |
| Nederlands | rat |
| norsk | rotte |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବଡ଼ ମୂଷା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਾਲਾ ਚੂਹਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Rat |
| polski | szczur |
| پښتو | خاڼی |
| português | rato |
| rumantsch | ratun |
| română | șobolan |
| русский | крыса |
| سنڌي | چوهو |
| တႆး | ၼူ |
| සිංහල | ලොකු මීයා |
| slovenčina | potkan |
| slovenščina | podgana |
| Soomaali | jiir |
| shqip | mi |
| српски | пацов |
| srpski | pacov |
| svenska | råtta |
| Kiswahili | panya |
| தமிழ் | எலி |
| తెలుగు | ఎలుక |
| ไทย | หนูตัวใหญ่ |
| ትግርኛ | ራት |
| türkmen dili | alaka |
| lea fakatonga | kumā |
| Türkçe | sıçan |
| українська | щур |
| اردو | چوہا |
| o‘zbek | kalamush |
| Tiếng Việt | chuột cống |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ekute |
| 粵語 | 鼠 |
| 粤语 | 鼠 |
| 中文 | 耗子 |
| 繁體中文 | 老鼠 |
| isiZulu | igundane lasendle |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F400
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :rat:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the rat emoji (🐀) mean?
- A full-bodied rat, larger than the mouse. Literally it is the rodent, and figuratively it is heavily loaded: to rat someone out is to inform on them, and calling someone a rat means a traitor. It also carries the association of city life, sewers and plague.
- How do you type the rat emoji?
- Copy the rat emoji 🐀 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the rat emoji in?
- The rat emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.