Bratley

English

Etymology

brat +‎ -ley, a suffix used in several popular names, including Ashley and Bradley, from Old English leah (“clearing, meadow”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bratley

1. (slang, derogatory) Used as a generic name for an ill-behaved or spoiled child.
   • 1999 November 13, Johnson, “Judge Judy”, in alt.support.childfree‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Seems his dear Bratley had thrown a rock and broken a windsheild^[sic] on a passerby's car.

   • 2002 January 18, Artaxiel [username], “So I clotheslined an eight-year old^[sic]...”, in alt.support.childfree‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Of course Bratley was running back and forth and back and forth in front of the performing area, trying to get the attention of his father who was playing the violin with much gusto.

   • 2002 July 31, Salome, “Yesterday at the supermarket...”, in ‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Even as we rolled our cart out to the parking lot, we could hear Bratley squalling away in the distance, gradually fading as the doors slid shut behind us.

Synonyms

• Snotley

Anagrams

• Alberty, Bartley, tryable