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trashy

[trash-ee] / ˈtræʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
worthless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crummy sleazy tawdry
WEAK
abandoned barren bogus cheap cheesy crappy cruddy despicable empty flimsy garbage good-for-nothing grungy inferior junky lousy low in quality no-good ratty raunchy shabby shoddy useless valueless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nice

Example Sentences

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The song that'll take them over the top is a trashy pop earworm called Internet Girl.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

It’s trashy noir yet elevated and totally dead-eyed — as if Flannery O’Connor took a crack at writing a James M. Cain story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Mr. Powell’s talents would be better served by less trashy material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

It’s maybe a little trashy, in the best possible way.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025

Baz was smart and trying to be funny to cheer us up and said we shouldn’t worry and found some trashy paperbacks for us to read while we were hanging around all day.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff