Meanings
tassie1
plural tassies
- A decorative ring or plug at the end of the barrel of a pen.
Tassie2
alternative Tazzie
- AustraliainformalTasmania.
2006 August 28, Louisa Hearn, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tassie YouTube star calls it quits, Emmalina, an 18-year-old YouTube hit from Tassie, has bowed out of internet stardom for good after her computer was hacked and her privacy invaded, sparking fears for her own safety.
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He was disappointed that Tassie had not been able to be included in the Brent Chapman tour and this together with highly successful visit by Kirk McKusik and Gene Spafford had convinced him it was worth seeking a chapter in Tassie.
1995 April, AUUGN, page 28Tassie is a good size for exploring by bicycle and is a perennial favourite with visiting touring cyclists.
2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 636
plural Tassies · alternative Tazzie
- AustraliainformalTasmanian: a native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia.
comparative more Tassie · superlative most Tassie · alternative Tazzie
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
tassie · noun
- Arabicطَاس“bowl, basin”
- Frenchtasse“cup”
- Englishtassie
From French tasse (“cup”), from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, “bowl, basin”).
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Full word history & related roots →Tassie · proper noun, noun, adjective
- Proto-Germanic*taskǭ
- Frankish*taska
- Proto-West Germanic*taska
- Old Dutch*taska
- Middle Dutchtassche
- Dutchtas
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Dutchman
- Middle Dutchman
- Dutchman
- DutchTasman
- EnglishTasman
- EnglishTasmania
- EnglishTassie
From Tasmania + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tassie
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Cite this entry
tassie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tassie
“tassie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tassie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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