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.
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Workers across the globe are in constant pursuit of work-life balance, looking to grab some me time to maintain a social life or simply watch the latest trashy reality-TV show. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024 Yet he’s always had an audaciously irreverent flair for mixing up the experimental and the trashy, the futuristic and the old school. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024 Later, Alba’s character tosses some of her trashy pills back with wine and winds up assaulting Gaylord in his family home. Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 Nobody can see the mixed metals and trashy key charms. Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trashy 

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 30 Nov. 2024.

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