Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

tack on

English answer:

put on; pin on; slip in; clip to; add on

Added to glossary by Mahammad Kalfat (X)
Feb 28, 2009 05:30
15 yrs ago
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English term

tack on

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AIDS cannot be treated as an 'exogenous' influence that can be 'tacked on'.
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5 +5 Just put on
Change log

Mar 5, 2009 10:33: Mahammad Kalfat (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/138383">Mahammad Kalfat (X)'s</a> old entry - "tack on"" to ""put on; pin on; slip in; clip to""

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Just put on

Comes from the game "Pin the tail on the Donkey" Tack as in using a Thumbtack.

Something added on like it was an after thought

Tack on / pinned on / slipped in with the other results / clip it to...

i am sure there will be a few more.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
2 hrs
Thanks Jack
agree Sheila Wilson : "added as an afterthought" is a very good explanation, IMO
3 hrs
Thanks Sheila
agree Suzan Hamer : and with Sheila.
6 hrs
Thank you Suzan
agree Phong Le
1 day 3 hrs
Thanks Phong
agree Alexandra Taggart : or "added on"
2 days 13 hrs
Thanks Alexandra
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