tacky
68
4.3
- adjective
- /ˈtæki/
- Informal
:
de mal gusto
- 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
I 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
69
4.1
Very bright or showy in a way that attracts attention
56
4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
51
1.8
Too bright and showy in a way that looks bad
39
5.6
Very showy with bright colors or too many decorations
37
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
22
5.5
Very bright and showy in a way that looks bad
16
6.7
Very bright and showy in a way that hurts the eyes
13
4.8
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
8
8.2
Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste
8
3.2
Bright or fancy in a way that draws attention
5
7.2
Bold and showy in a way people may find rude
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
9.9
Attractive in a bright, showy way but not honest or valuable
1
9.9
Cheap and of poor quality, often considered offensive
Showy and cheap in a way that looks low quality
Showy but cheaply made and worth little
Not fashionable and showing bad taste
Antonyms
Compounds
How Tacky
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.