tat n. anything that looks cheap, is of low quality, or in bad condition: * Like most souvenir shops, it sells a lot of old tat. * I'm not spending fifty

tat n. anything that looks cheap, is of low quality, or in bad condition: * Like most souvenir shops, it sells a lot of old tat. * I'm not spending fifty quid on a piece of tat. People buy it all the time when they practice retail therapy.