tawdry

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

taw·dry (tôʹdrē)adj. taw·dri·er, taw·dri·est
1. Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance. See Synonyms at gaudy¹.
2. Shameful or indecent:
tawdry secrets.n.
Cheap and gaudy finery. [From tawdry lace, lace necktie, alteration of Saint Audrey's lace(sold at the annual Saint Audrey's fair, Ely, England), afterSaint Audrey (Saint Etheldreda), queen of Northumbria, who died in 679 of a throat tumor, supposedly because she delighted in fancy necklaces as a young woman.] tawʹdri·ly adv.tawʹdri·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cheapjack, shoddy