Dictionary

trashy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɹæʃi/

Etymology

From trash + -y.

Meanings

1. Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
   • It was nonsense this being in love; there wasn't such a thing as love outside of trashy novelettes. 1899, H. G. Wells, “Chapter 5”, in Love and Mr. Lewisham:
   • "Michigan's taste in beer is so good, even its "trashy" brew of choice is an icon and a staple..." 2021, Stroh's is Michigan's most popular 'trashy' beer, study says:
   • 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. 2011, Joey Reynolds, Myra Chanin, The Ultimate Cheesecake Cookbook, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 10:
   • a trashy novel
2. Indecent or lacking class.
3. Having or generating a lot of trash.
4. Having a sound like white noise.
   • I needed to have a cymbal setup that allowed me the flexibility to play with a clean or trashy sound at any time. 2001, Johnny Rabb, Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass for the Acoustic Drum Set, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 20:
   • trashy cymbals

Forms

Coordinates

corny · tacky · camp

Deriveds

trashily · trashiness · untrashy

Relateds

white-trashy

Synonyms

shite · subpar · poor man's · littered · useless · inferior · tin-pot · crapperific · woeful · classless · trashy · rubbish · cheesy · base · low · punk · garbage · rubbishy · drecky · pound-shop · mid · flimsy · sad · shitty · low-grade · cheapshit · dogwater · poor · crappy · slazy · lousy · crappo · fourth-rate · tenth-rate · ticky-tacky · gash · BTEC · crap · slight · cheesy · scrubby · cheap and nasty · mediocre · craptabulous · bad · naughty · cheap · bottom-shelf · god-awful · slim · trash · rinky-dink · low-quality · shit · craptastic · craptacular · chintzy · substandard · low-rent · cruddy · ropy · third-rate · below par · shoddy · coffee-and · under par · made in China · ass · wretched · one-star · schlocky · bum · worthless · low-rent · junky · in bad taste · pathetic · crummy · second-rate · cluttered

Translations (10)

es barriobajero (indecent or lacking class) · es chabacán (indecent or lacking class) · vi cà là gỉ (like trash) · de trashig (indecent or lacking class) · es macarra (indecent or lacking class) · es hortera (indecent or lacking class) · vi cà khổ (like trash) · es flaite (indecent or lacking class) · vi cà gỉ (like trash) · fr trash (indecent or lacking class)