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Tatty (adj) means (informal) Old, worn and in poor condition.

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(informal) Old, worn and in poor condition.

"The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat."

"I wish you would have smiled in the bakery Or sat on a tatty settee At a mutual friend's gathering" — Arctic Monkeys, The Bakery (2007)

"Hubbard says he could easily take on more books than he would be able to sell, and some “tatty paperbacks” have such a low value that they end up getting recycled." — Lucy Knight, ‘Look how well-read I am!’ How ‘books by the metre’ add the final touch to your home – or your image (2025)

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