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UK
/tɹˈæʃi/
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[ US /ˈtɹæʃi/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹæʃi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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cheap and inferior; of no value
rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
trashy merchandise -
tastelessly showy
loud sport shirts
tawdry ornaments
a flashy ring
a flash car
a meretricious yet stylish book
garish colors
a gaudy costume
How To Use trashy In A Sentence
- It's very entertaining to watch and read, and cheaper even than a trashy romance novel.
- A life-long penciller of rippling muscles and bosomy babes, he casually refers to Hamlet, Irving Berlin and Ira Gershwin as he describes a life's work in what is often seen as a trashy business.
- I didn't notice and looked really trashy for weeks until a friend pointed it out. Times, Sunday Times
- There's also a notable kitsch factor about the place -- the trashy menu, the lowbrow drink selection (Mad Dog and brands of beer you swore you'd never drink again), the neon band-logo signage and the retro tuneage -- that has prompted some detractors to grumble that the brashness is a little Westword | Complete Issue
- Propped up on the orange juice jug in front of her was a thin, trashy romance novel.
- The colour looks trashy, too! The Sun
- Consider it a mestizo muumuu, except much classier and not as trashy as your woman's ilk. Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Special Mujer Edition
- This is her way of countering criticism of her books as gossipy, trashy hack-work with poor sourcing.
- It's exuberant, trashy and filled with hummable musical numbers and teenage misbehaviour. Times, Sunday Times
- It looks cheap and talks trashy - and is proud of it. Times, Sunday Times