tacky
Example Sentences
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As for the tchotchkes, they ran the gamut from tacky souvenir to sentimental heirloom.
Money is the focus in the tracks like “La Moneda,” with Joel’s voice echoing through the backdrop as he proclaims that cash might change some tacky, incompetent chumps, but not him.
From Los Angeles Times
It was spectacularly tested at the hall’s 10th anniversary, but with tacky prerecorded video and crummy amplification.
From Los Angeles Times
Together we walked over to the fountain’s edge, where a large spotlight illuminated the slightly tacky sculptures.
From Literature
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Government auditors called out the purchase—not for being tacky but for how the worker got to the store: in a state car.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.