RAT-A-TAT-TAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rat-a-tat-tat mean? 

• RAT-A-TAT-TAT (noun)
  The noun RAT-A-TAT-TAT has 1 sense:

1. a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)

  Familiarity information: RAT-A-TAT-TAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAT-A-TAT-TAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

rat-a-tat; rat-a-tat-tat; rat-tat

Hypernyms ("rat-a-tat-tat" is a kind of...):

tapping (the sound of light blow or knock)