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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are tacky" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is considered cheap, gaudy, or lacking in good taste.
Example: "The decorations for the party are tacky and do not match the elegant theme we were aiming for."
Alternatives: "are cheesy" or "are gaudy".
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are tacky
adjective
Of a substance, slightly .
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The Chinese screens are dark, dark, dark; the modern, open ones are tacky.
Although they are unquestionably cheaper, easily disposable (but generally not recyclable) and lighter to tote around, plastic pots are tacky.
Marilyn curtain rings, Warhol flip-flops, Elvis candy dishes — the possibilities are as endless as they are tacky.
But don't do anything more than a few times because then it turns into an addiction and addictions are tacky.
Fakes are tacky.
Do learn to tie a tie, as clip-ons are tacky.
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Now that's tacky.
The effect was tacky.
That is crude; that is tacky.
She was right, the shoes were tacky.
Tyrone knew when people were tacky.
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