tantoo

English

Etymology

Blend of tan +‎ tattoo

Noun

tantoo (plural tantoos)

1. A tan line planned in the style of a tattoo.
   • 1944 July 15, The Billboard‎^[1], volume 56, number 29, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., →ISSN, page 50:

     Using Sun for Profit Recommended as a natural for beaches and carnivals are "sun tantoo" designs offered by Great-Circle Products,. Inc., New York. The tantoo designs are simply placed on the body and the sun does the rest.

   • 1947, Canadian Forestry Association, Forest and Outdoors‎^[2], Canadian Forestry Association, page 194:

     A TANTOO Fanbo REPELLENT CREAM SUMMER COMFORT REPELS INSECTS PREVENTS SUNBURN AIDS NATURAL TAN In large handy tube

   • 2015 April 14, Betty Hicks, Get Real‎^[3], Roaring Brook Press, →ISBN:

     “Let's get a tantoo,” says Jil when we finally calm down. “I don't want a tattoo.” “Not a tattoo. A tantoo. You go to a tanning salon, to get a suntan, but you pick out a sticker that will cover part of your skin so you're left with a white patch that's shaped like a skull or a butterfly or something.”