something that has not been made or chosen with good taste► tasteless not made or chosen with good taste: · It was an ugly room with tasteless decorations and shabby furniture.· I think a lot of modern architecture is completely tasteless.
► vulgar not chosen with taste - use this about things that cost a lot of money or are very brightly coloured, and are bought to impress people: · Vulgar fashions filled the store windows.· The article describes the vulgar excesses of the newly rich.
► cheap unattractive, of poor quality, and showing a lack of good taste: · The interior of the car is all plastic and has a cheap look about it.· The girls wore bright frilly dresses and were drenched in cheap perfume.
► naff British informal use this about something that you think shows very bad taste: · Most people think taking a package holiday in Bognor is really naff.· Don't wear that shirt with those slacks -- it looks naff.
► tacky informal cheap-looking and showing very bad taste: · cheap, tacky furniture in bright colors· The room was decorated to look like a cartoon Swiss village, but managed to be cheerfully tacky.
► kitsch/kitschy cheap, unfashionable, and showing very bad taste, but often in an amusing way: · the kitschy decor of the Mexican restaurant· Tourists lined up to buy postcards and assorted kitsch souvenirs.
objects, films etc that are cheap and unfashionable, and which often amuse people because of this—kitsch, kitschy adjective