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tattie

tattie is the alternative spelling of tatty.

Meaning of tatty

Noun (1)

tatty (plural tatties)

  1. (Geordie, Northern England, Scotland) A potato.
    • I'm buying fucking tatties.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 245
    Synonyms:
    spud, tater

Noun (2)

tatty (plural tatties)

  1. (India) A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
    • […] tatties are placed in front of the verandahs to keep out the rains during the monsoon; […]1855, Pharoah and Co, A Gazetteer of Southern India, page 553

Noun (3)

tatty (plural tatties)

  1. A kind of reggae dance move.

See all 4 meanings of tatty

Forms of tattie

pluraltatties

Origin of tattie

Clipping of potato + -ie.

From tat + -ie.

Phrases with tattie

Questions about tattie

What is tattie the alternative spelling of?
Tattie is the alternative spelling of tatty.

Words near tattie in the dictionary

  1. Tattershall
  2. tatterwallop
  3. tatterwallops
  4. tattery
  5. tatti
  6. tattie
  7. tattie cake
  8. tattie cakes
  9. tattie scone
  10. tattie scones
  11. tattier

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