English Explanatory Dictionary

tatty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtæti/ En-au-tatty.ogg

Word forms

tatty tatties tattier tattiest

Etymology

Clipping of potato.

Synonyms

spud tater ratty

Related words

tattie tatie tatterdemalionism tatteredness tattiness tat tatt tati tattee tatti tatty bye
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