PAT

Pat

Pat is an androgynous fictional character created and performed by Julia Sweeney for the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and later featured in the film It's Pat. The central aspect of sketches featuring Pat was the inability of others to determine the character's sex.

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pat

Noun

  1. The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
  2. A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
  3. A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. patent
  2. pattern

Verb

  1. To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
    To show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head.
  2. To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
    I patted the cookie dough into shape.
  3. To stroke or fondle (an animal).
    Do you want to pat the cat?
  4. To gently rain.

Adjective

  1. timely, suitable, apt, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken
    a pat expression
  2. trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality

Adverb

  1. opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.
  2. Perfectly.
    He has the routine down pat.


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