tacky

We get the sense that her old work had impact; her new stuff is vapid and tacky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The trinket must be tacky, useless and tasteless, said Green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The 22-year-old from Fife accepts that sometimes black and white shoots can feel "pretentious and tacky", but from watching the trailer, Spider-Noir feels different.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

Displays of it, particularly in architecture or public art, are often perceived as tacky, kitschy or, heaven forbid, nouveau riche.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

I start to tell her she needs to just get up, put on her tacky clothes, and forget about it, but the way she’s laying there so pitiful and poor, I keep quiet.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

"We actually have a couple of options in terms of tackier balls," Manfred said.

From Fox News ● Nov. 18, 2021

MLB anticipates receiving data next month on experiments with tackier baseballs that are being used in the Arizona Fall League.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 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

His clearest forefather is Tony Clifton, the alter ego of Andy Kaufman, who wore an even tackier tux and provoked crowds into heckling sprees.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2015

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

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

With tours of Graceland starting at an astonishing $33, I’d search instead for the best — by which I mean tackiest — Elvis souvenir for under $10.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2013

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