tat
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9.6
- noun
- /tæt/
- UK
:
baratija
- Many people consider those brightly colored plastic souvenirs to be nothing but tat.
I'm really trying to like not just buy like tat this year for their stockings.
- I'm really trying to like not just buy like tat this year for their stockings.
- And then some of the other stuff were a little bit like this is just tat, just tat.
- But if you're not offloading tat no things as well.
Examples
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"Well, my name is Ashens, and I collect tat!"
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What is all this stuff, is this all the tat you've reviewed?
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And then some of the other stuff were a little bit like this is just tat, just tat.
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- It's the tat, I knew it was the tat.
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Reviewing bits of tat on a brown sofa.
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I'm really trying to like not just buy like tat this year for their stockings.
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Working against the elegance of the foyer, there is an extraordinary display of Jubilee tat.
Fiction book (1991) -
"There's a wonderful market in Relkirk, and a stall stuffed with glorious nineteen-thirties tat."
Fiction book (1990) -
After rummaging through the flea market, I realized most of the items were cheap tat.
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The shop specializes in selling various types of tat, appealing mostly to tourists.
Synonyms
1
8.7
A cheap, flashy look that seems low quality
1
3.5
A quality that makes something look showy and not stylish
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6.6
A quality of looking cheap and in bad taste
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How Cheap
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tat meaning cheap or trashy things comes from the idea of tatter meaning torn cloth, so people used tat for low-value or showy items that look worn or of poor quality.