trashy

English

Etymology

From trash +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæʃi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æʃi

Adjective

trashy (comparative trashier, superlative trashiest)

1. Like trash; having low quality, especially of books and films.

   Synonyms: cheesy, low-rent, mediocre, useless, worthless

   Coordinate terms: camp, corny, tacky

   a trashy novel

   • 1899, H. G. Wells, “Chapter 5”, in Love and Mr. Lewisham:

     It was nonsense this being in love; there wasn't such a thing as love outside of trashy novelettes.

   • 2011, Joey Reynolds, Myra Chanin, The Ultimate Cheesecake Cookbook, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 10:

     Take to your bed with a trashy book or meet someone amusing for lunch. Even better, take to your bed with a trashy man or woman who's amusing; but if you knew someone trashy and amusing, you probably wouldn't be feeling depressed.

   • 2021, Stroh's is Michigan's most popular 'trashy' beer, study says‎^[1]:

     "Michigan's taste in beer is so good, even its "trashy" brew of choice is an icon and a staple..."

2. Indecent or lacking class.
3. Having or generating a lot of trash. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. (music) Having a sound like white noise.

   trashy cymbals

   • 2001, Johnny Rabb, Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass for the Acoustic Drum Set, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 20:

     I needed to have a cymbal setup that allowed me the flexibility to play with a clean or trashy sound at any time.

Derived terms

• trashily
• trashiness

 

Related terms

• white-trashy

 

Translations

like trash

• Vietnamese: cà khổ, cà gỉ, cà là gỉ

indecent or lacking class

• Spanish: barriobajero, macarra (es), hortera (es), chabacán

References

• “trashy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “trashy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Twitter Answers “What’s Trashy When You’re Poor, but Classy When You’re Rich?”

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