tatty
A potatoA potato.
» Tom's still got his tatty childhood teddy somewhere in the attic.
У Тома досі десь на горищі лежить пошарпаний плюшевий ведмедик з його дитинства. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
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3 senses(Geordie, Northern England, Scotland)A potato.
(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.
Examples
2 sentencesTom's still got his tatty childhood teddy somewhere in the attic.
У Тома досі десь на горищі лежить пошарпаний плюшевий ведмедик з його дитинства. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
The backpack looks a bit tatty now, but is still fully functional.
Origin
Clipping of potato + -y. From Hindi [Term?].Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.