tat
Cheap and vulgar tastelessnessCheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze.
Meaning
6 senses(UK, uncountable)Cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze.
tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
(UK, uncountable)Cheap, tasteless, useless goods; trinkets.
tourist tat
(India, countable)Gunny cloth made from the fibre of the Corchorus olitorius (jute).
(slang)A tattoo.
Some small thing, especially that which is exchanged tit for tat.
(India, archaic)A pony.
Examples
12 sentencesTit for tat.
Око за око. — deniko
Want to play tit for tat?
Coup d'états can threaten the politics.
Antonio went to si tat the table.
Tom insulted me severely, but I gave him tit for tat.
ruТом меня сильно обидел, но я ему отомстил. — urusu_tom
deTom beleidigte mich schwer, aber ich zahlte es ihm mit gleicher Münze heim. — freddy1
Origin
From Hindi टाट (ṭāṭ, “thick canvas”). From Hindi टट्टू (ṭaṭṭū, “pony”). Clipping of tattFrom Hindi टाट (ṭāṭ, “thick canvas”).
From Hindi टट्टू (ṭaṭṭū, “pony”).
Clipping of tattoo; see further etymology there.
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Forms
plural: tatsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable