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Meanings of
tacky
in English
Tastelessly showy.
loud
flash
cheap
gaudy
flashy
garish
tawdry
brassy
trashy
tatty
Related terms
tasteless
Tacky.
Related terms
wet
Usage of
tacky
in English
1
An American would probably think you were just saying the word
'
tacky
'
.
2
That is a different place, you see, this is a different
tacky
.
3
It applies smoothly and without that
tacky
feeling so many sunscreens have.
4
Is the prosecutor referring to her conviction rate, which is just
tacky
.
5
The result could easily have been pure treacle or just very
tacky
.
6
It could have been
tacky
but in truth it was relatively tasteful.
7
Actually, I haven't found any jewelry that doesn't look
tacky
on me.
8
It is ready when no longer
tacky
but soft, elastic and smooth.
9
If you're going to be
tacky
,
at least be non-gender-specific about it.
10
But what they see is more likely to be
tacky
than terrifying.
11
The venue was the slightly
tacky
Bram Stoker Dracula Experience in Clontarf.
12
He collected
tacky
little pornographic porcelain figures, which cluttered every available surface.
13
Thus cried the urchin, following close behind the party, upon his
mountain
-
tacky
.
14
Along the front strap, a strip of skateboard tape provides
tacky
traction.
15
The waiters can't keep up with refilling those
tacky
red champagne flutes.
16
It's much nicer than that
tacky
bordello where we have to interact.
Other examples for "tacky"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
tacky
Adjective
Frequent collocations
so tacky
too tacky
how tacky
pretty tacky
just tacky
More collocations
Tacky
through the time
Tacky
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common