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Added 9 October 2026

tat

/tæt/ symbol

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ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tatar.

noun

Cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze.
Cheap, tasteless, useless goods; trinkets.
tourist tat
Gunny cloth made from the fibre of the Corchorus olitorius (jute).

verb

To make (something by) tatting.

noun

Clipping of tatting.

Origin

From Hindi टाट (ṭāṭ, “thick canvas”).

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