trashier; trashiest
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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Grumbly action dramas seem to play well on streaming services this time of year, when awards season is dying down and viewers turn to something a little trashier.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The results don’t feel like beats from a trashy TV show but instead like microcosms of the culture wars, raising uncomfortable questions about what the unscripted space is willing to normalize and gamify in 2026.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
At 1:35, the track thrives on a trashy downbeat and swaggering vocal line that suddenly morph into an EDM outro.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
This trashy horror-thriller centers on an abused boy (Max Thieriot) who grows up to wreak havoc on a suburban town and the teenager (Lawrence) who cares about him.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The results don’t feel like beats from a trashy TV show but instead like microcosms of the culture wars, raising uncomfortable questions about what the unscripted space is willing to normalize and gamify in 2026.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
At 1:35, the track thrives on a trashy downbeat and swaggering vocal line that suddenly morph into an EDM outro.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
This trashy horror-thriller centers on an abused boy (Max Thieriot) who grows up to wreak havoc on a suburban town and the teenager (Lawrence) who cares about him.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trashy
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“Trashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trashy. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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