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tat noun- an article, or collection of articles, of inferior or rubbishy quality; odds and ends of material UK, 1951
The spelling “tatt” is also used. - She turned out a whole mess of old tatt[.] — Ngaio Marsh, Death at the Dolphin, 1967
- For instance, that bundle of rags, it may seem a useless load of old tat, but we’ll take it off you. — Barry Took & Marty Feldman, Round The Horne, March 1968
- Well, they’re hardly the normal ill-judged tat that you give me, sweetie. — Jennifer Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous, p. 110, 1992
- Hercules, chewer of hay and puller of tat, was really something more than a horse. — Stuart Jeffries, Mrs Slocombe’s Pussy, p. 298, 2000
- a tattoo US
- It’s a tiered tat. When I get some more cash I’m gonna color it in and put some leather chaps on the Reaper. — Airheads, 1994
- Darryl came back at him, saying, “Oh, your people never decorate themselves?” “Some tats, yeah, but black guys have ‘em too.” — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool, p. 44, 1999
- Holstein glanced at Pike’s shoulder tats, then his face. — Robert Crais, L.A. Requiem, p. 38, 1999
- [B]lokes with prison tats concentrating very, very hard indeed[.] — John Williams, Cardiff Dead, p. 123, 2000
- a swindle featuring dice and doubled bets US
- The tat, with its rapidly doubling bets, is murder on a fool. — Jim Thompson, The Grifters, p. 36, 1963
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