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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tacky" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an adjective used to describe something that is cheap, gaudy, or in bad taste. For example, "I couldn't believe the woman was wearing a tacky sequined dress to the wedding!".
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But not in a tacky wonderland way.
Traditionalists view Barra as a tacky eyesore.
Some have found this a tacky, silly gimmick.
At best, the spots are funny in a tacky way.
So you buy a tacky umbrella with tiny Eiffel towers plastered all over it.
WHAT TO DO Avoid Lake George Village, a tacky lakeside strip mall.
A tacky amateur video about the Prophet Muhammad that the Obama administration had already condemned.
As fun as this book is, by the end it gives off a tacky feel.
There was a showy backdrop, or a big illuminated logo, and then a tacky, noisy tent.
Or we can point to a tacky house in one of those outlying areas, too.
"You are a tacky European man!" But this was a brief low-culture aside.
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