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trashy

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹæʃi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æʃi
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a trashy novel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheesy, low-rent, mediocre, useless, worthless, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC, bum, cheap, cheap and nasty, cheapshit, chintzy, coffee-and, crap, crappo, crappy, craptastic, crapperific, craptabulous, craptacular, cruddy, crummy, dogwater, drecky, flimsy, fourth-rate, gash, garbage, god-awful, inferior, lousy, low, low-grade, low-quality, made in China, mid, naughty, one-star, poor, poor man's, pound-shop, punk, rinky-dink, ropy, rubbish, sad, schlocky, scrubby, second-rate, shoddy, slazy, slight, slim, subpar, shit, shite, shitty, substandard, ticky-tacky, tenth-rate, third-rate, tin-pot, trash, trashy, under par, woeful, wretched

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Indecent or lacking class.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: classless, in bad taste

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having or generating a lot of trash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cluttered, junky, littered, rubbishy

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Having a sound like white noise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • trashy cymbals

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

tastelessly showy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a flash car
  • a flashy ring
  • garish colors
  • a gaudy costume
  • loud sport shirts
  • a meretricious yet stylish book
  • tawdry ornaments

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

cheap and inferior; of no value

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
  • trashy merchandise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rubbishy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trash + -y.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Vietnamese: cà khổ — like trash
  • Vietnamese: cà gỉ — like trash
  • Vietnamese: cà là gỉ — like trash
  • French: trash — indecent or lacking class
  • German: trashig — indecent or lacking class
  • Spanish: barriobajero — indecent or lacking class
  • Spanish: macarra — indecent or lacking class
  • Spanish: hortera — indecent or lacking class
  • Spanish: chabacán — indecent or lacking class
  • Spanish: flaite — indecent or lacking class