Definition of tart
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: agreeably sharp or acid to the taste
a tart apple
2
: marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality
a tart rejoinder
tart
nounDefinition of tart (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie: such as
a
: a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit
b
: a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling
2
[earlier slang, girlfriend, probably short for jam tart, rhyming slang for sweetheart]
a
: a promiscuous woman : a woman who has many sexual partners
b
: prostitute
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The first known use of tart was before the 12th century
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