Usage of "tatty" in English

The tatty shop was just down the road from where we played.

The Guardian

There's just something funny and likable about your average, everyday, tatty pigeon.

The Guardian

His tatty shoes were falling apart, and he only had shorts on.

The Reality Dysfunction

Usage of "tatty" in English

                                             The tatty shop was just down the road from where we played.
                                        
                                                The Guardian

                                             There's just something funny and likable about your average, everyday, tatty pigeon.
                                        
                                                The Guardian

                                             His tatty shoes were falling apart, and he only had shorts on.
                                        
                                                The Reality Dysfunction

                                             Gradually the tavern did not seem tatty and rude, but excitingly wicked.
                                        
                                                The Memoirs of Cleopatra

                                             But beneath this tatty comfort blanket, there are two starkly naked truths.
                                        
                                                The Guardian

Meanings of "tatty" in English

Tastelessly showy.

meretricious tacky tawdry trashy brassy

cheap flash flashy garish gaudy

Showing signs of wear and tear.

moth-eaten ratty shabby

Of very poor quality.

awful crappy lousy shitty terrible

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Used as

Noun · Adjective

Used in

United Kingdom

Most used in

1950

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