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trashiness

trashiness

7.2
A cheap, flashy way of copying better things
  • noun
  • /ˈtræʃiˌnəs/
  • Informal
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  • Despite its trashiness, the reality show gained a huge following due to its entertaining absurdity.

Examples

  • The movie was criticized for its trashiness, lacking any artistic value or depth.

  • When I saw Event Horizon again, years later, I thoroughly enjoyed its enthusiastic B-movie trashiness.

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  • Last October, The New York Times Magazine noted that "'Hello Again: Recycling for the Real World,' a new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, takes the tongue-in-chic approach to fashion and elevates trashiness to its proper place in the pantheon of design."

    Academic text (1995)
  • Her outfit reflected a certain trashiness that appealed to the casual party atmosphere.

Synonyms

schlock
vstrashiness
  • Slang
7 9.4

Cheap things that break easily

focuses more on being tastelessly imitative rather than simply low grade
dreck
vstrashiness
  • Slang
7 9.9

Poor-quality items that are not worth buying

is about lacking refinement and imitating higher value rather than pure worthlessness
cheapness
vstrashiness
1 3.5

A quality that makes something look showy and not stylish

adds the idea of copying higher quality in a tasteless way
tawdriness
vstrashiness
1 8.7

A cheap, flashy look that seems low quality

is less about showiness and more about being a tasteless imitation
tastelessness
vstrashiness
1 6.8

Poor style that makes people feel uncomfortable

focuses more narrowly on imitation and lacking cultural value
tackiness
vstrashiness
  • Informal
1 6.6

A quality of looking cheap and in bad taste

is similar but stresses imitation of higher quality rather than mere vulgarity
cheesiness
vstrashiness
  • Informal
1 4.9

A feeling that something is silly because it is cheap or too sentimental

is about poor imitation and low cultural or material value rather than sentiment
shoddiness
vstrashiness
1 7.2

Low quality work that looks badly made

is about tasteless imitation and lack of refinement, not just bad build quality

Antonyms

1.3

How much something is worth in money or how useful it is

10 5.9

A polished, elegant way of acting that shows good taste

How Trashy

vulgarity
  • NSFW
18 7.4
trashiness
  • Informal
7.2
tackiness
  • Informal
1 6.6

Surface Forms

trashiness singular
trashinesses plural

Morphology

trashiness = trashy (transparent) = trash + y + ness

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'trashy', yielding the state or quality of being trashy.

Etymology

Trashiness starts with trash, which means 'garbage' or 'worthless stuff', and adds -y and -ness to make the name of a quality. So, like a 'trash can' that holds rubbish, trashiness describes something that feels cheap, tasteless, or of little value.