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    Patwa headword

    Tattie

    /TAT-ee/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Dance move"
    Definition
    A popular dancehall move from the early 2000s.
    Example
    "Do di tattie dance."
    Origin
    Dancehall culture.

    As a slang term, Tattie is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.