tacky
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As well as raising unfounded doubts about the bump, some people criticised the star's overall look on social media, calling it "ridiculous", "tacky" and "bizarre".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I’m guessing maybe that could happen again where there’s a weird, tacky AI wing that is just that kind of content, but people will still maybe be looking for well-made, handmade things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Then we went on to have what they’re calling the second golden age of television, and reality TV just became this weird, tacky wing on the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
"As tacky as it sounds, it gives me more confidence in life."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Isn’t that wild? It’s better than all of that tacky crepe paper. I did buy some crepe paper, but nothing that I could do with it satisfied me.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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“Any tacky magnet, the tackier the better,” she says.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
“We actually have a couple of options in terms of tackier balls,” Manfred said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
"We actually have a couple of options in terms of tackier balls," Manfred said.
From Fox News ● Nov. 18, 2021
They’re quite different from Sony’s past foam tips, now with a thicker design that’s less rounded and with a tackier feel that helps them stay planted in your ears.
From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2021
Near the sidelines he planted his left leg to stiff-arm a tackier.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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“He’s known for being very stylish and fashionable,” Reardon says, “so basically, Mike and Al said: ‘Put him in the tackiest Hawaiian shirts, black socks and sandals.’
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2022
On Today, Manigault Newman interrupted host Savannah Guthrie several times to plug Unhinged in the tackiest possible way, once accusing Guthrie of not reading the book closely enough.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2018
As the name suggests, guests are invited to wear the ugliest, tackiest holiday gear they can find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2017
And besides, the Duane Reade on my corner already has Halloween junk marked 50 percent off, so if anything, we're late to the world's greatest, tackiest party.
From The Verge ● Sep. 19, 2014
So, whatever, we’d shopped for fudge, we’d looked at wind socks, and finally we went into a tourist shop and tried on the tackiest bathing suits we could find.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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