Meanings
nountack-up (plural tack-ups)
plural tack-ups
- A poster.
Tack-ups serve for windows of miscellaneous shops, proprietors of these places being rewarded for their indulgence […]
1916, Arthur Edwin Krows, Play Production in America, page 3241 more example
They monogram napkins for department and specialty stores, print millions of cards and gift wrappings, design a wide variety of invitations, dance programs, decals and tack-ups.
1953, Ebony, volume 9, page 48
Origin
Deverbal from tack up.
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