trashy
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As last year’s documentary “Predators” so richly demonstrated, the show, trashy though it was, gives rise to serious and fascinating questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But this could be the perfect trashy romp for the end of summer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Some critics have called Your Fault: London clichéd, unnecessary and "fanfiction-like" - Variety said the first film in the trilogy was "a trashy gimmick", external and a "tasteless" adaptation of "tawdry teen literature".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The fights were still good, even if White’s matchups started prioritizing personality conflicts over actual talent, and the theatrics had a trashy sort of appeal I could get behind.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
“I’d rather have a yard filled with genuine garbage than with trashy lawn ornaments.”
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
That’s understandable—Thirteen Women is a trashy adaptation of an even trashier novel, which is an awfully thin hook to hang the entire concept of unrealized show business ambitions from—but it’s also a shame.
From Slate ● May 11, 2020
“They’re a little trashier than the originals,” he admitted.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
Sunday night’s VMAs — a night even trashier than the Golden Globes, of course — would follow.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2017
“The Girl on the Train” is the trashier, paperback version.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2016
"Bit louder, bit trashier, and more easily bought."
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2012
Goldman Sachs pointed out in a recent report that a basket of heavily shorted stocks, often considered the trashiest of the trash, had surged 24% in just the past month.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Murdoch made Povich a famous man by bankrolling one of the trashiest shows on TV.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022
He appeared on “The Love Boat” TV series, which was the trashiest thing of the ’80s.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
He said his office received 3,000 phone calls “with many being the trashiest you can imagine” after a state party convention last weekend awarded all 34 delegates to Cruz.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2016
They received the best and most judicious instruction during school hours, and devoured the trashiest novels during recess.
From Selected Stories of Bret Harte by Bret Harte
