In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
TATTY
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(adjective) tastelessly showy; “a flash car”; “a flashy ring”; “garish colors”; “a gaudy costume”; “loud sport shirts”; “a meretricious yet stylish book”; “tawdry ornaments”
ratty, moth-eaten, shabby, tatty
(adjective) showing signs of wear and tear; “a ratty old overcoat”; “shabby furniture”; “an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
tatty (plural tatties)
(Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, ) potato
Etymology 2
Adjective
tatty (comparative tattier, superlative tattiest)
Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
Etymology 3
Noun
tatty (plural tatties)
(India) A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
Source: Wiktionary
Tat"ty, n.; pl. Tatties (#). [Hind. tsatstsi.]
Definition: A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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