Tacky or tatty
hello English speakers! I would need your help. I was looking for a word: cutre in Spanish, and I would like to know which of these two word you use more commonly: tatty or tacky. I am trying to find out in which country you use each word.
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Tacky or tatty
hello English speakers! I would need your help. I was looking for a word: cutre in Spanish, and I would like to know which of these two word you use more commonly: tatty or tacky. I am trying to find out in which country you use each word.I'm English. Here tacky could mean either something which is slightly sticky or an item of dubious appeal. Tatty would refer to an item which is no longer in good condition. ""Has seen better days."
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If something is tatty then it is worn-out or in bad condition. It's also another word for 'potato' in Scottish dialect but that's by the by. The most common use of 'tacky' in the UK is to say something is in poor taste. It can also mean something is a bit sticky but I would say that is a less common usage.
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Hi...we use "tacky" in the U.S. We never, if ever use tatty.
Tacky means in bad taste: She wore a dress to the wedding that was so tacky it was embarrassing.
Also, it means sticky: The paint was still tacky and had not dried.
TATTY means "worn' and not in good condition: The bedspread was so tatty after using it for several years.
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In Canada we would say tacky. Tatty is never used in Canadian or American English. I've heard it used in British English though.
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