tatted

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tatted

  1. simple past and past participle of tat

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Adjective

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tatted (comparative more tatted, superlative most tatted)

  1. (informal) Tattooed.
    • 1994, The Voice of California Justice, volume 41, number 3, California State Judges, Marshals and Constables Association:
      Most "tatted up" convicts wear long sleeve shirts to cover the tattoos and track marks.
    • 1997 December – 1998 January, Vibe, volume 5, number 10, page 72:
      The heavily tatted singer and multi-instrumentalist traces his lineage to two Polynesian tribes — the Maori and the Nuiean.
    • 2013 August 11, Jody Rosen, “Jody Rosen on the Rise of Bro-Country”, in New York Magazine[1]:
      In short, “Cruise” is bro-country: music by and of the tatted, gym-toned, party-hearty young American white dude.