tacky
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈtæki/
- Informal
- The guys have 90 M.P.H. haircuts, tacky wide-collared shirts, and massive amounts of jewelry on their necks.
- looks tacky
- so tacky
- too tacky
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Watch on YouTubeI don't care if it's considered tacky, that's how I like it.
- I don't care if it's considered tacky, that's how I like it.
- We fear that the cheapest option will be tacky and will look a bit mean.
- OK, the hooks are incredibly tacky, as you can tell.
- I think the one thing, and this may be like tacky or trashy of me to do.
- Who would have the tackiest Christmas jumper?
- She doesn't want him to sell gold sneakers and tacky things when he's president.
- It's not cool, it's trashy, it's tacky.
- He built this gaudy, tacky nouveau riche mansion.
- But today's video is all about the tacky things that you shouldn't get that you shouldn't buy.
- Zillow that dude, it's Palm Beach, you know it's not the only tacky swamp castle in the area.
- Go to therapy, tacky offending behaviour, do some courses.
Examples
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The Corvette pulls up in front of a tacky one-story house in the hills of Studio City.
Fiction book (1997) -
We fear that the cheapest option will be tacky and will look a bit mean.
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But some people like that, some people love tacky, some people love it.
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But if you look, it's like super dark and really, really tacky as well.
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Talk about a tacky suit!
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"I've been meaning to try this place, but it looks so tacky from the outside."
Fiction book (1994) -
Would it be tacky to buy her second dress from a thrift shop?
Fiction book (1995) -
Mike sits by himself by our cottage, in one of the tacky lawn chairs, reading a magazine.
Fiction book (1999) -
I walked up Tottenham Court Road, past all the tacky electronics stores, to Regent's Park.
Fiction book (1995) -
The decorations for the party were so tacky that they embarrassed all the guests.
Synonyms
168
5.6
Very showy with bright colors or too many decorations
82
4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
60
4.1
Very bright or showy in a way that attracts attention
39
3.7
Cheap and low quality that looks ugly or not stylish
24
7.8
A thing that looks showy but is cheap and low quality
20
5.5
Very bright and showy in a way that looks bad
14
6.7
Very bright and showy in a way that hurts the eyes
11
4.8
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
9
8.2
Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste
9
3.2
Bright or fancy in a way that draws attention
6
7.2
Bold and showy in a way people may find rude
4
1.8
Too bright and showy in a way that looks bad
3
7.4
Showy in a way meant to attract attention
2
9.9
Not stylish and looking cheap or embarrassing
1
9.1
A thing that is cheap and badly made and shows little taste
1
7.4
Showy and cheap in a way that looks low quality
1
9.9
Cheap and of poor quality, often considered offensive
1
9.9
Attractive in a bright, showy way but not honest or valuable
1
9.9
Showy but cheaply made and worth little
1
9.9
Not fashionable and showing bad taste
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Etymology
Tacky meaning 'showy in a cheap way' comes from an older sense of tack meaning 'to stick' or 'sticky'. Think of cheap decorations stuck on with tape that look stuck-on and fake, so we call them 'tacky' to say they are in bad taste.