tacky

== English == === Etymology 1 === From tack +‎ -y. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtæki/ Rhymes: -æki ==== Adjective ==== tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest) Of a substance, slightly sticky. Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:adhesive ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Sense “in poor taste” from 1888, from earlier sense meaning shabby or seedy. Also see tackey (“neglected horse”), Southern US colloquialism from 1800s, later extended to people. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtæki/ Rhymes: -æki ==== Adjective ==== tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest) (colloquial) Of low quality. (colloquial) In poor taste. Gaudy or flashy. Synonyms: flashy, showy, garish Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress. Synonym: dowdy ===== Derived terms ===== ticky-tacky ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== tacky (plural tackies) Alternative form of tackey. === Anagrams === Tyack