tacky

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Money is the focus in the tracks like “La Moneda,” with Joel’s voice echoing through the backdrop as he proclaims that cash might change some tacky, incompetent chumps, but not him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"It was a tacky wicket as it was under cover for a while. After losing a few wickets, it was tough to get back into the game."

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

But trot's glory days appeared to be well and truly over, with many young people viewing the genre as tacky and old-fashioned.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Some fashion cognoscenti questioned the blue lenses, saying the choice was garish and tacky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“We have survived this long without electric cool and I have no intentions of setting one of those tacky contraptions in my window.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett