tie tack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tie tack
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The tie tack should be located midway between the buttons of the breast pocket.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where we usually ski, daycare consists of one surly adolescent with a tie tack in her eyebrow and two broken Tonka trucks.
From Time Magazine Archive
How about a mini tape recorder that has a pinhead microphone disguised as a tie tack?
From Time Magazine Archive
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