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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | tacky 'horse in poor condition' (1800-1900). |
| Date: | 1700-1800 |
| Origin: | TACK1 |
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tack‧y
1 if something is tacky, it looks cheap or badly made, and shows poor taste : 
tacky ornaments
tacky ornaments2 especially American English showing that you do not have good judgment about what is socially acceptable : It's kind of tacky to give her a present that someone else gave you.
It's kind of tacky to give her a present that someone else gave you.3 slightly sticky : The paint's still slightly tacky.
The paint's still slightly tacky. —tackily adverb
—tackiness noun [uncountable]
