Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tat up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: tat up
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply a tattoo.

Transitive verb

verb

To get tattoos.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He's tatting up that client."
"The sailor tatted up throughout his lifetime."
"Week after week, racist posts appear on Thee Rant, a blog for current or former New York City police officers: African Americans are called “apes;” a retired officer says one of the blessings of retirement is not having to work the Puerto Rican Day parade, with its “old obese tatted up women stuffed into outfits that they purchased or shoplifted at the local Kmart store; […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

tats up (present, singular) tatting up (participle, present) tatted up (participle, past) tatted up (past)

Questions

What does tat up mean?: To apply a tattoo.

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