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tatted

/ˈtætɪd/

tatted is the simple past and past participle of tat.

Meaning of tat

Verb (1)

tat (third-person singular simple present tats, present participle tatting, simple past and past participle tatted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To make (something by) tatting.

Verb (2)

tat (third-person singular simple present tats, present participle tatting, simple past and past participle tatted)

  1. (slang, transitive) To apply a tattoo.
    • Write on me / Love the way you tat me up2016 May 5, Fifth Harmony, “Write on Me”, 7/27, Epic Records, Sysco Music

See all 10 meanings of tat

Adjective

tatted (comparative more tatted, superlative most tatted)

  1. (informal) Tattooed.
    • Most "tatted up" convicts wear long sleeve shirts to cover the tattoos and track marks.1994, The Voice of California Justice, volume 41, number 3, California State Judges, Marshals and Constables Association
    • The heavily tatted singer and multi-instrumentalist traces his lineage to two Polynesian tribes — the Maori and the Nuiean.1997 December – 1998 January, Vibe, volume 5, number 10, page 72

Forms of tatted

comparativemore tatted
superlativemost tatted

Origin of tatted

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with tatted

Words that rhyme with tatted

Questions about tatted

What does tatted mean?
Tatted means tattooed.
What is tatted the simple past and past participle of?
Tatted is the simple past and past participle of tat.
What part of speech is tatted?
Tatted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tatted?
Tatted is pronounced /ˈtætɪd/.

Words near tatted in the dictionary

  1. tatt
  2. tatta
  3. tattarara
  4. tattarrattat
  5. tattas
  6. tatted
  7. tatted up
  8. tattee
  9. tattees
  10. Tattenhall
  11. Tattenhall and District

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tatted (page history and authors); tat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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