A fork of Rural Dictionary
A shortcut; a passageway; a quick way through to something. Pronounciation: Ra (as is "rat") - Too = ratu. Ratus can be publicly known, but they're generally secret (or else they wouldn't be a shortcut anymore, would they?)
To get away from the security guards, Steve and I quietly walked onstage and took the secret ratu that left us in the main hallway.