"trashy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹæʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trashy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: trashier [comparative], trashiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æʃi Etymology: From trash + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|trash|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From trash + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} trashy (comparative trashier, superlative trashiest)
  1. Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films. Coordinate_terms: camp, corny, tacky Translations (like trash): cà khổ (Vietnamese), cà gỉ (Vietnamese), cà là gỉ (Vietnamese)
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  2. Indecent or lacking class. Synonyms: classless, in bad taste Translations (indecent or lacking class): trash (French), trashig (German), barriobajero (Spanish), macarra (Spanish), hortera (Spanish), chabacán (Spanish), flaite (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-trashy-en-adj-DiYSsvP0 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 40 12 15 Disambiguation of 'indecent or lacking class': 9 88 2 1
  3. Having or generating a lot of trash. Synonyms: cluttered, junky, littered, rubbishy
    Sense id: en-trashy-en-adj-Go-BzVSq Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 40 12 15
  4. (music) Having a sound like white noise.
    Sense id: en-trashy-en-adj-P3w~h4Kw Categories (other): Music, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 40 12 15 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: trashily, trashiness, untrashy Related terms: white-trashy

Inflected forms

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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
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      "sense": "like trash",
      "word": "cà khổ"
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "like trash",
      "word": "cà gỉ"
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      "sense": "like trash",
      "word": "cà là gỉ"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "indecent or lacking class",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "indecent or lacking class",
      "word": "trashig"
    },
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      "sense": "indecent or lacking class",
      "word": "barriobajero"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "indecent or lacking class",
      "word": "macarra"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "indecent or lacking class",
      "word": "hortera"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "indecent or lacking class",
      "word": "chabacán"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "flaite"
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