congrats
interj.interj. a short, friendly way to say 'congratulations'. You use it to show you are happy for someone's success or good news.
interj. an informal clipping of 'congratulations' used to express praise for an achievement or good fortune. Primarily used in casual speech and digital communication.
Congrats on your new job!
I sent a quick text saying congrats when I heard she passed her driving test.
While a formal letter requires the full term, a simple congrats on a social media post is perfectly appropriate for a friend's engagement.
From congrat + -s.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Often followed by the preposition 'on' to specify the achievement.
congrats for your successcongrats on your successThe word 'congrats' (and 'congratulations') typically takes the preposition 'on' rather than 'for'.
Last updated May 2, 2026