chintzy

Now, their iconic imagery has been repurposed as chintzy merch and wine mom–style decor.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

As much as I honor the Sportback’s super-clean aero efficiency of 0.24 Cd, this presentation comes dangerously close to chintzy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

Berry warns that when companies sell society chintzy techno-frippery disguised as physical or creative convenience, it's actually human physical craft and creative spirit which that company designs into obsolescence.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023

“At first, it’s like a prison,” his father added, speaking over the chintzy grupero music that blared from an electronic jukebox.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023

The chintzy chair is nice and roomy, and I don’t resist pulling my legs up into it.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The promotional video on behalf of this grift was even chintzier than the one he made for the line of steaks he sold at the Sharper Image.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2022

She doesn’t seem like a person who’d warm to constructive criticism, and I’m betting she’s even chintzier with the severance.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2011

There’s a dead spot on the former site of a bounce house, and the detritus of five children suggests, at all times, that we are running the world’s chintziest yard sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026