- tarty
- tart|y [ `tarti ] adjective OFFENSIVEa woman who is tarty dresses or behaves as if she wants to attract men and have sex. This word shows that you do not like women like this.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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tarty — UK [ˈtɑː(r)tɪ] / US [ˈtɑrtɪ] adjective Word forms tarty : adjective tarty comparative tartier superlative tartiest offensive a woman who is tarty dresses or behaves as if she wants to attract men and have sex. This word shows that you do not like … English dictionary
tarty — tart|y [ˈta:ti US ˈta:rti] adj BrE informal a woman who looks tarty looks like she is too willing for sex ▪ Do you think this dress looks too tarty? … Dictionary of contemporary English
tarty — [[t]tɑ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] tartiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a woman or her clothes as tarty, you are critical of her because she tries to make herself look sexually attractive in a vulgar way. [INFORMAL] That coat made her look so tarty … English dictionary
tarty — adjective Like a tart (promiscuous woman); slutty, whorish. Atwoods Edible Woman offers a brilliant analysis of woman as consumable in consumer capitalism: when Marian turns out in a tarty hairdo and red dress … Wiktionary
tarty — Ⅰ. tart [1] ► NOUN ▪ an open pastry case containing a sweet or savoury filling. DERIVATIVES tartlet noun. ORIGIN Old French tarte. Ⅱ. tart [2] ► … English terms dictionary
tarty — adjective (tartier; est) Etymology: 2tart Date: 1918 resembling or suggestive of a prostitute (as in clothing or manner) … New Collegiate Dictionary
tarty — tarty1 /tahr tee/, adj., tartier, tartiest. tart; somewhat sour. [TART1 + Y1] tarty2 /tahr tee/, adj., tartier, tartiest. of, pertaining to, or suggesting a prostitute. [1915 20; TART2 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
tarty — adj. (Offensive term) resembling or suggestive of a whore; vulgar, gaudy … English contemporary dictionary
tarty — adjective especially BrE wearing the kind of clothes that people think a prostitute would wear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tarty — /ˈtati/ (say tahtee) adjective (tartier, tartiest) cheap and showy, as supposedly befitting a prostitute. {tart3 + y1} –tartily, adverb –tartiness, noun …
