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Definition of "trashy" []

  • Resembling or containing trash; cheap or worthless: trashy merchandise. (adjective)
  • In very poor taste or of very poor quality: "There was a special pathos ... within ... her trashy tales” ( James Wolcott). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "trashy" in a sentence
  • "“This gives a whole new meaning to the term trashy romance.”"
  • ""This gives a whole new meaning to the term trashy romance."
  • "Seeing the stars of "Glee" in trashy mode clearly doesn't set a great example for them."