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What (who) is tatty - definition
SCOTTISH POTATO DISH
Potato scone; Tatty scone; Tattie Scone; Tattie scones
Tatty
·add. ·noun 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.
tatty
¦ adjective (tattier, tattiest) informal worn and shabby; in poor condition.
Derivatives
tattily adverb
tattiness noun
Origin
C16: appar. ult. related to OE t?ttec 'rag', of Gmc origin; cf. tattered.
tatty
If you describe something as tatty, you think it is untidy, rather dirty, and looks as if it has not been cared for. (mainly BRIT)
...a very tatty old bathrobe.
= scruffy
ADJ
Wikipedia
Tattie scone
A tattie scone (tottie scone) or potato scone is a regional variant of the savoury griddle scone which is especially popular in Scotland. Many variations of the recipe exist. They generally include liberal quantities of boiled potatoes, butter and salt.
Examples of use of tatty
1. Even Brunel‘s masterpiece, Paddington, looks tatty and grimy by comparison.
2. He said the move was typical of the ‘cheap and tatty‘ focus on short–term headlines.
3. There is also some rather tatty garden furniture which may or may not be from IKEA.
4. The report arrived at their Oldham home in "a cheap, tatty envelope" with a handwritten address.
5. Denial The furniture was tatty, the communications equipment from another era.