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trashy

adj
/ˈtɹæʃi/

Etymology

From trash + -y.

  1. derived from *dóru✻ — “tree”
  2. derived from *þrakjaz✻ — “dirt”
  3. inherited from trasch
  4. suffixed as trashy — “trash + y”

Definitions

  1. Like trash

    Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.

    • a trashy novel
    • It was nonsense this being in love; there wasn't such a thing as love outside of trashy novelettes.
    • 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.

  2. Indecent or lacking class.

  3. Having or generating a lot of trash.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Having a sound like white noise.

      • trashy cymbals
      • I needed to have a cymbal setup that allowed me the flexibility to play with a clean or trashy sound at any time.

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Derived

trashily, trashiness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for trashy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA