tarty

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Meaning · English

Like a tart (promiscuous woman); slutty, whorish.

Register: slang

Examples

Atwood's Edible Woman offers a brilliant analysis of woman as consumable in consumer capitalism: when Marian turns out in a tarty hairdo and red dress...

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “tarty” mean?

Like a tart (promiscuous woman); slutty, whorish.

Is “tarty” formal or informal?

tarty is generally slang.