brat

Meaning

1. A confident, hedonistic, unapologetic attitude.
2. (adjective) Describing someone or something with that attitude.

“She quit the job with zero notice. Very brat.”

Where it came from

Brat has meant a badly behaved child for centuries. Charli XCX’s 2024 album Brat gave the word new life as a lifestyle label, confident and unbothered, and Collins Dictionary named it its 2024 Word of the Year.