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Pronunciation: /tat/
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Definition of tat

noun

[mass noun] British informal
  • tasteless or shoddy clothes, jewellery, or ornaments:the place was decorated with all manner of gaudy tat

Origin:

mid 19th century (in the senses 'rag' and 'person in rags'): probably a back-formation from tatty

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