trashy
/ˈtɹæʃi/adjective
trashy is spelled T-R-A-S-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trashy means “Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trashy?
| Letters | 6: T-R-A-S-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is trashy?
Trashy appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce trashy?
- /ˈtɹæʃi/
Trashy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trashy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trashy
- trashier comparative
- trashiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trashy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
a trashy novel
- 2
Indecent or lacking class.
- 3
Having or generating a lot of trash.
- 4
Having a sound like white noise.
trashy cymbals
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trashy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense indecent or lacking class:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does trashy come from?
From trash + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).