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I haven't always hated McDonald's. When my kids were little and I lived in the U.S., they were as susceptible as anyone to Happy Meals and tatty toys that subsequently littered our sitting room.
Margaret Heffernan

Meaning of "tatty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TATTY

Of Scottish origin, probably related to Old English tættec a tatter.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TATTY

tatty  [ˈtætɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TATTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tatty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TATTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tatty in the English dictionary

The definition of tatty in the dictionary is worn out, shabby, tawdry, or unkempt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TATTY


basmati
bəzˈmætɪ
batty
ˈbætɪ
bratty
ˈbrætɪ
cattie
ˈkætɪ
catty
ˈkætɪ
chapati
tʃəˈpætɪ
chatty
ˈtʃætɪ
Cincinnati
ˌsɪnsɪˈnætɪ
fatty
ˈfætɪ
flatty
ˈflætɪ
mattie
ˈmætɪ
natty
ˈnætɪ
Patti
ˈpætɪ
patty
ˈpætɪ
paty
ˈpætɪ
ratty
ˈrætɪ
Scarlatti
skɑːˈlætɪ
scatty
ˈskætɪ
tattie
ˈtætɪ
Togliatti
ˌtɒlɪˈætɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TATTY

tatters
tattersall
Tattersall´s
tattie
tattie-bogle
tattie-peelin
tattier
tatties
tattiest
tattily
tattiness
tatting
tattle
tattler
tattletale
tattlingly
tattoo
tattooer
tattooist

WORDS THAT END LIKE TATTY

atty
Beatty
betty
chupatty
Getty
gnatty
Hanratty
hotty
kitty
nonfatty
petty
potty
pretty
Scotty
shitty
slutty
squatty
the nitty-gritty
titty
witty

Synonyms and antonyms of tatty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TATTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tatty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tatty

Translation of «tatty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TATTY

Find out the translation of tatty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tatty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tatty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简陋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tatty
570 millions of speakers

English

tatty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tatty
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мишки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tatty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tatty
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fatigué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tatty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gammelig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

安っぽい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초라한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tatty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tatty
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசிங்கமான தோற்றம் அளிக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yırtık pırtık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tatty
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zniszczony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ведмедики
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tatty
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσαλακωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Verwaarloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saknade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tatty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tatty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TATTY»

The term «tatty» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.713 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TATTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tatty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tatty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tatty

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QUOTES WITH «TATTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tatty.
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Margaret Heffernan
I haven't always hated McDonald's. When my kids were little and I lived in the U.S., they were as susceptible as anyone to Happy Meals and tatty toys that subsequently littered our sitting room.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TATTY»

Discover the use of tatty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tatty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tatty
With brutal honesty, Tatty tells the story of her life with her beloved, feckless Dad, her tormented Mam, her five siblings and the booze that brings them down.
Christine Dwyer Hickey, 2006
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Tatty Ratty
Tatty Ratty, Molly’s favourite toy, is lost again. Molly and her mum and dad look high and low, but he’s nowhere to be seen. Poor Molly is so worried. But perhaps he’s gone off on an exciting adventure. Might he be driving a train?
Helen Cooper, Professor of English Language and Literature Helen Cooper, 2004
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How to Make Jewelry with Tatty Devine
How to Make Jewelry with Tatty Devine shows you all the basic tools and techniques you need to get started, and most importantly, helps you get your imagination racing.
Harriet Vine, Rosie Wolfenden, 2013
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Tatty Mae & Catty Mae
Tatty Mae and Catty Mae decide to clean up their messy houseboat but then neither can find anything.
Bill Martin, 1970
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How to Make Jewellery with Tatty Devine
The book includes basic techniques for creating your own necklaces, earrings, rings, cuffs and more, as well as various pieces for you to make, created by Tatty Devine.
Harriet Vine, Rosie Wolfenden, 2011
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Historical Register of the United States Army: From Its ...
Nispel, George L, hatty E 2 111 art. Xoecker, Alfred, 12 Ohio butty. Noggle, Dorman L, 4 Wis butty. Norton, George W, batty H 1 Ohio art. Nunian, John D, 22 N Y hatty. O'Donohne, William, 14 N Y batty. O'Leary, Arthur, tatty G 1 111 art.
Francis Bernard Heitman, 1890
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Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States ...
Miller, Theodore, tatty" E 1 Pa art. Miller, Svlvanus, Mt Vernon batty Ind legn mil. Milton, Richard S., 9 Mass batty. Miner, Milton L., 17 Ind batty. Mink, Charles E., tatty H 1 N Y art. Mitchell, James A., 16 Ohio battv. Mitchell, Michael, battv B 2 batln ...
Francis Bernard Heitman, 1903
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Children's Literature
The overwhelming catastrophe at the end is so complete and so unexpected that it has a decidedly humorous effect. TITTY MOUSE AND TATTY MOUSE Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse both lived in a house, Titty Mouse went a leasing and Tatty ...
Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger, 1921
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Tatty, the Lonely Monarch
The illustrations are beautiful original watercolors by Dorothy Herron. The story is about a small, tattered Monarch butterfly who falls behind the rest of the Monarchs during their winter migration to Mexico.
Nancy Lorraine, 2013
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English fairy tales, collected by J. Jacobs
Then Tatty sat down and wept ; then a three-legged stool said : " Tatty, why do you weep ? " " Titty's dead," said Tatty, and so I weep ; " " then," said the stool, "I'll hop," so the stool hopped. Then a broom in the corner of the room said, " Stool, ...
Joseph Jacobs, 1898

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TATTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tatty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marco Pierre White's tatty son looks like a dog's dinner says …
With his messy hair dyed green and pink, nose ring and countless tattoos, guests at London's Tramp nightclub in Mayfair would be forgiven for not recognising ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Brick hurled at car from tatty tipper truck in Rolvenden
As the driver entered the 40 mph zone on the entrance to Rolvenden, she noticed a tatty looking tipper style truck carrying scrap metal, on the other carriageway ... «Kent and Sussex Courier, Jul 15»
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'Tatty' for 'Titty' as classic Swallows and Amazons tale is updated
BOSSES at the BBC have changed the name of one of the main characters in the upcoming feature film remake of Arthur Ransome's classic children's story ... «The Westmorland Gazette, Jul 15»
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Swallows and Amazons actor defends name as remake swaps Titty …
Her nickname came from the fairytale Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse. He insisted that Titty wasn't short for anything. Roger Wardale, Ransome's biographer, will ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Councillor seeing red over 'fading and tatty' political stickers
These fading and tatty stickers that were put everywhere with such enthusiasm are an eyesore now and need to be taken down. “ A police spokesperson said: ... «The Courier, Jun 15»
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Borders Railway: Tatty carriages draw criticism
Borders Railway: Tatty carriages draw criticism. Train passengers urged to plan ahead. ALASTAIR DALTON. 00:00 Sunday 07 June 2015 20:49 Saturday 06 ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
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General Election 2015: Time to ditch 'tatty mythology' of polling …
He claimed it was time to consider replacing the “tatty piece of paper with 'x marks the spot'” with touch-screen voting and reading polling cards with digital ... «The Independent, May 15»
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National Trust spends big to land rundown site at Rhossili beach
The tatty tarmac site overlooks the golden sands at Rhossili in South Wales, voted the UK's number one beach, the third best in Europe, and 9th best in the world ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Carte Blanche teams with Suncrest for Tiny Tatty Teddy pre-school …
“Tiny Tatty Teddy is a well-established license with a loyal fan base of mums who have grown up with the Me To You brand. We see a fantastic opportunity to ... «Licensing.biz, Mar 15»
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Couple's £700 Paris holiday ruined after easyJet refuses to accept …
'The passport is nine years old and obviously looks a bit tatty, but it clearly shows who he is and isn't falling apart. 'To add insult to the situation, I was told I could ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

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