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tantoo en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of tan + tattoo.

Meanings

1. A tan line planned in the style of a tattoo.
   • A TANTOO Fanbo REPELLENT CREAM SUMMER COMFORT REPELS INSECTS PREVENTS SUNBURN AIDS NATURAL TAN In large handy tube 1947, Canadian Forestry Association, Forest and Outdoors, Canadian Forestry Association, page 194:
   • Using Sun for Profit Recommended as a natural for beaches and carnivals are "sun tantoo" designs offered by Great-Circle Products,. Inc., New York. The tantoo designs are simply placed on the body and the sun does the rest. 1944 July 15, The Billboard, volume 56, number 29, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., →ISSN, page 50:
   • “Let's get a tantoo,” says Jil when we finally calm down. “I don't want a tattoo.” “Not a tattoo. A tantoo. You go to a tanning salon, to get a suntan, but you pick out a sticker that will cover part of your skin so you're left with a white patch that's shaped like a skull or a butterfly or something.” 2015 April 14, Betty Hicks, Get Real, Roaring Brook Press, →ISBN:

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