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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Freshness aside, Unifi unveiled some trashy transformations, too. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025 This has resulted in a trashy and increasingly dangerous environment. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025 In the real world, even though far more fatalities and injuries occur in the below-ground gunite variety, aboveground pools come with an especially bad rap: splashy and trashy. Steve Garbarino, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025 A lot of people don’t like the ad campaign, and there are plenty of reasons not to: there’s no irony or camp to leaven the trashy, dog-whistle atmosphere. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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