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Tacky
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adjective
Tacky
adj.
1.
Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. (Local, U. S.)
2.
In poor taste; appearing cheap; gaudy; unstylish. Broadly used to describe objects whose style is disapproved of by the speaker.
3.
Tactless; in poor taste; used to describe behavior.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Tacky" Quotes from Famous Books
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answer: "What'd you say?— I sometimes worms terbaccy; But I'd druther plow sweet taters too, Dan to be a ole Town
Tacky
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— Negro Folk Rhymes - Wise and Otherwise: With a Study • Thomas W. Talley
Words linked to "Tacky" :
tasteless
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trashy
,
garish
,
loud
,
gimcrack
,
cheap
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tackiness
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tatty
,
flash
,
gaudy
,
tawdry
,
meretricious
,
flashy
,
brassy
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