trashy

adjective

ˈtra-shē 

trashier; trashiest

1

: indecent

2

: being, resembling, or containing trash : of inferior quality

trashily

ˈtra-shə-lē 

adverb

trashiness noun

Synonyms

• cheesy
• dowdy
• inelegant
• styleless
• tacky
• tasteless
• ticky-tacky
• ticky-tack
• unfashionable
• unstylish

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

Not because Johansen — who died Feb. 28 at the age of 75 — was one of those folksingers associated with the neighborhood, but because his first major band, the New York Dolls, made its name and proudly trashy reputation at the Mercer Arts Center, a multi-tiered performance space in the Village. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025

Netflix serves all possible audiences, from high-minded documentary viewers to families that love sitcoms to the biggest fans of the trashiest reality TV. —PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025

Finally, there's Rick (Walton Goggins) and his conspicuously young girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a somewhat trashy pair who look completely out of place among the posh and refined. —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025

Tabloid Fiction The Pregnant Fugitive Heather O'Neill In which an author writes a short story inspired by the trashiest, most lurid, or just bizarre news items of the moment. —Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1620, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for trashy

• ashy
• flashy