sprat
/spræt/
noun
- A small, oily fish of the herring family, often eaten whole or used as bait.
- We had fried sprats for dinner with a squeeze of lemon.
- Sprats are popular in many coastal regions as a cheap source of protein.
- Fishermen use sprats as bait to catch larger fish.
- A small or insignificant person (often used playfully or dismissively).
- Don't worry about that little sprat; he's just trying to get attention.
- The older kids called the new boy a sprat because he was so short.
- He may be a sprat, but he's got a big personality.
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