trashier; trashiest
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: being, resembling, or containing trash : of inferior quality
trashily adverb
trashiness noun

Examples of trashy in a Sentence

Her outfit was a bit trashy. I know that sequined shirt cost a lot of money, but I still think it looks kind of trashy.
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On the surface, this may sound like a nice, trashy little diversion. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025 But picture-perfect Simone is completely embarrassed to see her trashy sister. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 The series smartly jettisons (most) of the dead weight that so often drags down stories in this mode, instead leaning into the pleasantly trashy. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025 An ambitious group that references raucous daytime TV talk programs from the likes of Maury Povich and Jerry Springer, for example, tries to wrestle with their trashy exploitation of identity issues as entertainment — DNA paternity tests and all. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for trashy

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1620, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of trashy was circa 1620

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“Trashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trashy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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