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Vulgar, of bad taste, loud, flashy, stupid and ugly. Bogans and female chavs often display outrageous tackiness without an ounce of shame. A vestimentary choice that says "I'm an ignorant, tasteless idiot and I'm pretty proud of it, thank you very much". A way to show your economic and intellectual poverty by dressing up in a way that immediately grabs attention, but also stabs you in both the retinas. A tacky person not only obviously lacks taste (and doesn't give a fù*$) but also really, really stands out in a crowd, and not in a good way. Someone who is very bad at basic fashion and has a totally delusional innate sense of self worth.
"David was so embarrassed when his tacky, drunken girlfriend started insulting the barman because he picked up and gave her back the panties she voluntarily dropped while obviously hitting on him that he is now is a monastery in the south of Italy, care to leave a message?"
Tacky by Spyan August 21, 2018
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In bad taste. This usage, as opposed to the physical description, originated in the rural South but has since been adopted for use nationwide and in urban settings.
Wearing a translucent blouse and a black bra is downright tacky.
tacky by eViL pOp TaRt January 24, 2006
Object of fashion that doesn’t fit or looks odd. Also known as kitch. Something lower class people wear.
(E.g) checkered shorts with a black short sleeved t-shirt. This is tacky
Tacky by Obunga July 22, 2018
gaudy, flamboyant, and flashy in apparel;
wearing lots of gold jewelry;
pimp-like appearance;
tacky by lexicon June 17, 2003
Someone that is overdressed/overdone and is just a show off
#1: If your tacky you'll definitely be on the Jersey Shore

#2: Kim Kardashian is Tacky
tacky by Potion9 June 16, 2010
something tacky is somthing you turn your nose up at, unless your a tramp, it is usually cheap, breakable, and not worth alot. townies look tacky most of the time, wearing plastic soverign lookalikes 20p from that machine in the chippy.(now thats tacky!)
"omg, did you see that skirt she bought? soooo tacky!"
tacky by siobhanjones December 2, 2004
the crease you get where the butt meets the leg.
this bathing suit really shows my tacky...
tacky by mexrex September 25, 2008