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    Patwa headword

    Pratt

    /PRAT/

    Verb
    Gloss
    "Fall hard"
    Definition
    To fall down heavily on one's buttocks.
    Example
    "Him slip and pratt pan the floor."
    Origin
    Origin uncertain.

    As an informal term, Pratt is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.