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1. (adj.) tawdry
showy and cheap; gaudy.
2. tawdry
low or mean; base.
3. (n.) tawdry
cheap, gaudy apparel.
Etymology: (1605–15; short for (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e., neck lace bought at St. Audrey's Fair in Ely, England)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
tastelessly showy
"a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
2. (adj) cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry
cheap and shoddy
"cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
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1. (noun) tawdry
a necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general
2. tawdry
bought at the festival of St. Audrey
3. tawdry
very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors
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