FreeVocabulary
Tawdry
/ˈtɔː.dri/ adjective mediumSomething tawdry looks flashy or gaudy on the surface but is actually low in quality or moral value.
The souvenir shop was stuffed with tawdry plastic trinkets painted to look like gold.
Memory Trick
Tawdry traces back to cheap lace once sold at old English fairs honoring St. Audrey - tawdry means cheaply flashy, just like that lace.