tacky

[US]/'tækɪ/
[UK]/'tæki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking style; adhesive; lacking manners or grace.

Example Sentences

a tacky old cabin in the woods.

the whole machine is let down by the tacky keyboard.

She looks really tacky in that dress.

ticky-tacky rows of look-alike houses.

It’s a tacky,nasty little movie,frankly.

They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.

In boxes made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts.

Amy Winehouse -- "Exploding beehives above, tacky polka-dots below, she's part 50's carhop horror.

Quiet, roomy cabin and off-road adeptness overshadowed by cumbersome curb weight, soft suspenders, and a tacky dash.

Real-world Examples

This is very tacky. You're forcing me to be tacky, Victor.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

Who cares? Who cares? Those things are tacky.

Source: Toy Story 3 Selection

Just tacky, tacky, tacky - on most people, but not on you Willsy!

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

Yet you're by far the tackiest thing here.

Source: Howl's Moving Castle Selection

I know, right? That was so tacky.

Source: Wedding Battle Selection

Linoleum started to be seen as tacky, cheap.

Source: Vox opinion

Banquettes, tacky wait staff. All of Stefan's friends.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Yeah, and it's beautiful. - And it's tacky.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

This tacky boat ain't going anywhere.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Oh, please. What's tackier than a Friday lunch wedding?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

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