tie tack

1. 1.

   a pin used to hold the tie in place

   Synonymstiepinscarfpin

   Broaderpin

Questions about tie tack

What does tie tack mean?

tie tack means "a pin used to hold the tie in place".

What is another word for tie tack?

Close synonyms include tiepin, scarfpin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tie tack a common word?

tie tack is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.