variants
also ticky-tack
as in tacky
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
her house is full of ticky-tacky figurines
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticky-tacky
Adjective
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The brand launched a fireworks-display-worth of flavors in cans with Technicolor illustrations that look like a 1980s suburban mall fever dream, evoking tacky Gen X nostalgia brands like LA Gear, Ocean Pacific and Camp Beverly Hills.—
Liza Weisstuch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025 -
While other personal lubricants of this nature get sticky or tacky fairly quickly, Lelo's formula simply doesn’t.—
Amanda Chatel,
Wired News,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Turn creamy, cheesy spinach-and-artichoke dip into a rich and brothy soup.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
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That said, there’s something to be said for a cheesy shark movie, even the ones that are little more than Jaws rip-offs.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, one of the new creatures slithering around Britain are grotesque, bloated slimeballs that suck up worms from the earth and are easily killed with a bow and arrow.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
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However, a giant, grotesque monster burst through the door, toward the corpse.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Wearing an unfashionable but marginally faster time-trial helmet, Van Uden held off Kooij with a long-range sprint to take a surprise win — and secure a hugely important point tally for Picnic PostNL.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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As evening fell, the drizzle let up and the creatures of the night were able to shed their unfashionable plastic ponchos.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, members of the City Council voted to censure Turner for the tasteless action by a 6-3 vote.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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For a live bit later in the night, Johansson got to have a little fun with some of her own history by taking aim at the tasteless entertainment journalists she’s had to endure over the course of her career.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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In Dogma, however, there’s value in his casual, inelegant approach.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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The obvious fix is a little bit of duct tape, an inelegant but quick repair with a resource that most households already have on hand.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The dowdy and shy Ursula is diabetic and has lost her eyesight in one eye.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Machi plays a dowdy tax inspector closing in on a Shakira-style Latina singer for tax fraud.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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“Ticky-tacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticky-tacky. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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