tack-up

See also: tack up

English

Etymology

Deverbal from tack up.

Noun

tack-up (plural tack-ups)

  1. A poster.
    Coordinate terms: pin-up, pinup
    • 1916, Arthur Edwin Krows, Play Production in America, page 324:
      Tack-ups serve for windows of miscellaneous shops, proprietors of these places being rewarded for their indulgence […]
    • 1953, Ebony, volume 9, page 48:
      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.
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