One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts.
One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts.
Desert rat means: One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
desert rat means: One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
Desert rat means: One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily , native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
A British dialect term historically applied to small shorebirds — particularly the dunlin or sandpiper — that scurry along beaches in a way that resembles a mouse darting across sand. Also used in the archaic sense for a jird, a small burrowing rodent of arid regions. Both uses are largely extinct in everyday speech.
(archaic) A jird .
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(historical, slang) A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42.
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(historical, slang) A wandering prospector.
“The sun coming over the ridge and lighting up the valley. Honestly I'm more of a Beach Bum than a Desert Rat, but there is a great rugged beauty.”
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