Definition of TATTY

tatty

Plural: tatties

Adjective Satellite

  • showing signs of wear and tear
    • "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
  • tastelessly showy

Noun

  • A potato.
  • 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.

Adj

  • Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn

Adjective

  • Shabby, worn, or unkempt in appearance.

Examples

  • My opening rack looked tatty, full of low-value vowels and few consonants.
  • The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of potato.

Scrabble Score: 8

tatty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tatty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tatty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tatty: valid Words With Friends Word