ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tatty

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtæti/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tatty is a noun meaning (Scotland, Northern England, Geordie) A potato.

Meaning

(Scotland, Northern England, Geordie) A potato.

Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn.
(India) A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
A kind of reggae dance move.
(uncommon) Alternative form of tat (“tattoo”).

I'm buying fucking tatties.

The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat.

[…] tatties are placed in front of the verandahs to keep out the rains during the monsoon; […]

I wish you would have smiled in the bakery Or sat on a tatty settee At a mutual friend's gathering

Depending on context, synonyms include spud, tater, ratty, garish, tawdry, brassy.

Related dictionary entries include ratty, brassy, moth-eaten, flash, shabby, worn.

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