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.
Recent Examples on the Web But just as frequently, cult classics and fringe cinema are reactive rather than revolutionary, heavily cribbing from the more acclaimed and visible genre fare of their day while applying a trashy, tasteless sheen to the stories being spiritually retold. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 July 2024 At this point in his career, West is able to attract the kind of glitzy cast of character actors that most trashy horror directors could never dream of. David Sims, The Atlantic, 2 July 2024 But Goold, long fond of a certain trashy beauty in the theater, leavens those tendencies and adds Broadway pizzazz. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024 Thursday night’s House floor proceedings looked more like trashy reality TV than C-Span when bombastic Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia leveled a personal insult against fellow congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Texas. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for trashy 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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