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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What could possibly go wrong on such a slippery slope, where nothing remains sacred, tradition is going extinct and everything left is tacky and transactional?—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025 -
With drinks in hand and dogs underfoot, guests can wander through the studios, which remain open for the occasion, canvases still tacky with wet paint.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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On the surface, this may sound like a nice, trashy little diversion.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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But picture-perfect Simone is completely embarrassed to see her trashy sister.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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And the beef birria egg rolls were heavenly, cheesy goodness.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Still, both the researchers and outside experts said there are plausible explanations for why a cheesy meal before bed could lead to bad dreams.—
Shreya Srinivasan,
NBC news,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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The world is cruel, unfair and full of horrors, many of which will grow increasingly grotesque in our lifetimes.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Unlike many of their previous teams, who always fell short at major events often in the most dire circumstances, this South Africa side was unfashionable.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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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
Adjective
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Which gluten-free pasta is best? Gluten-free pasta has received a bad reputation as a mushy, tasteless alternative for people with conditions that require gluten-free diets.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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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
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 11 Jul. 2025.
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