nattyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Originally slang, perhaps related to natural.

形容詞

natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)

1. (informal) Smart and fashionable. [from late 18th c.]
   • 1997, David Foster Wallace, “David Lynch keeps his head”, in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, Kindle edition, Little, Brown Book Group:

     Anyway, while the creepy-video thing is under way there are also some scenes of Pullman looking very natty and East Village in all-black and jamming on his tenor sax in front of a packed dance floor (only in a David Lynch movie would people dance ecstatically to abstract jazz), […]

   • 2025 January 28, Cameron Joseph, “Meet Mitt Romney’s replacement – who could make or break the Trump agenda”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

     A natty dresser, especially by congressional standards, Mr. Curtis has turned his penchant for bright socks into an ice-breaker that he says helps constituents feel comfortable in approaching him.

語源 2

Variant of knotty.

形容詞

natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)

1. (Jamaica, slang) Knotty.

   natty dreadlocks

語源 3

Clipping of natural +‎ -y.

別の表記

• nattie

形容詞

natty (comparative more natty, superlative most natty)

1. (slang, sports, particularly bodybuilding) Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.

   natty gains

名詞

natty (plural natties)

1. (slang, sports, particularly bodybuilding) Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids.

語源 4

Clipping of national +‎ -y.

別の表記

• nattie

形容詞

natty (comparative more natty, superlative most natty)

1. (slang) National.

名詞

natty (plural natties)

1. (slang, sports) A national championship.

   I hope my favorite team makes it to the natty this season.

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