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Tat vs Tac - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between tat and tac

is that tat is cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze while tac is a kind of customary payment by a tenant.

As a verb tat

is to make (something by) tatting.

As a proper noun Tat

is an Iranian people, presently living within Azerbaijan, Armenia and southern Dagestan in Russia.

As an acronym TAC is

tactical Air Command.

tat

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • Cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze.
  • Cheap, tasteless, useless goods; trinkets.
  • (India) Gunnycloth made from the fibre of the Corchorus olitorius or jute.
  • (slang) A tattoo.

    • Verb

  • (intransitive) To make (something by) tatting.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (India, dated) A pony.
    • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * rat-a-tat-tat * tit for tat * tatt * tatting * tatty

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    tac

    English

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (US, military) Tactical Air Command

    • Related terms

    * MAC (See entry under Mac acronyms) * SAC

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