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as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
I know that sequined shirt cost a lot of money, but I still think it looks kind of trashy
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as in cheap
of low quality
trashy furniture that fell apart after a few weeks
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a trashy skin magazine with no pretense to subtlety
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In many ways, Donahue was the progenitor of the trashy talk TV show genre popularized by Springer and Povich and Lake and Jones.
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
Bad puns aside, Louisiana officials are looking to crack down on litter with a new hotline that serves as a clearinghouse for trashy complaints.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Its content is adults-only, but its heavy reliance on violence and nudity plays as trashy and exploitative, lacking the visceral punch of Scott’s film or the operatic delirium of the Starz series.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
In a sea of trashy reality TV, The Boyfriend gets to the literal heart of the matter.
—Michael Cuby, Them, 19 July 2024
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
Bad puns aside, Louisiana officials are looking to crack down on litter with a new hotline that serves as a clearinghouse for trashy complaints.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Its content is adults-only, but its heavy reliance on violence and nudity plays as trashy and exploitative, lacking the visceral punch of Scott’s film or the operatic delirium of the Starz series.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
In a sea of trashy reality TV, The Boyfriend gets to the literal heart of the matter.
—Michael Cuby, Them, 19 July 2024
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“Trashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trashy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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