You know it when you see it.

The trashiest thing to me is a loud vehicle being revved and driven by a total asshole

Fake opulence. Example: donald trump. Gold gilded everything in extreme excess. Properties that look like a "B" movie cheesy bordello. Trying to be 'hip, flashy cool, in'. And looking ultra cringe trying.

Non-political example: Big ass, loud, overly decked-out truck. Raised up adds 10,000 points, diesel adds 1 million points.

People who are actually classy don't have to try. And being classy was never their goal. Trashy takes a lot of effort.

Private conversations in public at a volume that ensures everyone knows your business.

Lack of respect for other people, though it's really usually just a mild annoyance.

Any publicly displayed religious / political mashup. I'm thinking specifically of those "stand for the flag, kneel for the cross" bumper stickers but there's other stuff in that category too. It seems to indicate a person who can't think in terms other than tribalism.

Arguing loudly in public. Like having a fight on your front lawn or at a restaurant.

Being a Karen. Very often because it turns into the aforementioned arguing loudly in public but also just the general Karen attitude of how they treat people is trashy.

Rolling coal.

Having a gigantic pickup truck without a need for its towing or hauling capabilities.

Having tons of political affiliation things on your car. Both ways. Not just MAGA. I'd be equally concerned if I saw someone in a tiny smart car flying Bernie Sanders flags with tons of left wing political slogan stickers plastered on it. I get liking the guy, but doing all that is still weird cultist-like shit.

Littering. Literally and figuratively.

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I think of trashy as the opposite end of the spectrum from classy.

Respecting others privacy and being gracious when someone is embarrassed? Classy. Arguing in front of others or loudly reprimanding someone in public? Trashy.

Dressed appropriately for the venue and audience? Classy. Booty shorts and flip flops in an office space? Trashy.

Being on time and considerate in your manner of arrival? Classy Being late and disruptive? Trashy.

You don't have to be rich to be classy, just considerate. In the same way, people of means can be trashy if they're inconsiderate of others.

I think to me, the ultimate trashy move is to pee in public.

Donald Trump's interior decoration choices

Behaving inconsiderately towards strangers.

Her name was Charity and she started wearing crop tops in our 7th grade

Easy – leopard print clothing.

I flip the bird for a picture if I don't want my picture taken.

Pissed off an acquaintance in high school because she wanted to take my picture, I didn't want my picture taken, she did it anyway, and I got my middle finger up just as she pressed the button.

She was pissed because:

1. This was in the days before digital photography so there was no option to delete the picture.

2. She was taking pictures for a photography class, the grade included developing the roll, and she would have gotten in trouble if that was included, so she had to start over (or so she said).

Hypocritical Finnish drunks with infidelity problems who pretend they're the shining beacon of morality and ruin people's lives over cannabis despite drinking themselves unconscious several times a week.

Trashy is pretty close to the union of inconsiderate and incurious.

I don’t think it’s about specific behaviors but the way they’re carried out.

I think trashy is socially tone deaf, inconsiderate, selfish, and thoughtless actions.

The middle finger thing is very selective to me, I very rarely use it. When I do use it though, it means someone has seriously offended me, and might have even threatened me, for no good reason. And yes, words come with that finger, but again, I rarely do anything like that, unless I've encountered an asshole.

Now, what I personally define as 'trashy' is people that leave literal trash around their homes or vehicles. People that can't be bothered to properly throw their stale food away, throw their paper plates under their bed, and then fucking wonder why they have rats and flies around..

Being flagrantly disrespectful of basic public etiquette.

Arrogance and inconsideration

A lack of values. Quick to anger. No introspection. Controlled by greed and culture. Swearing in the wrong settings.

Getting too emotional, positively or negatively, about any sports team you don't have a real personal connection to (as in, your dad founded it, your brother plays in it, something like that, not just "well I was born in Shitstreak so I'm a proud Shitstreaker!") or that you haven't bet any money on. Additionally, betting money on sports or any sort of gambling, which can go from trashy and desperate to degenerate and pathological.

AI generated "content". Especially when it's blatantly obvious and/or when they're lying about it.

Celebrity worship

Littering

Vulgar consumerism

Bigotry

Brand worship

Swearing or aggresive behaviour in public when there are little kids around.

Its like art. I can't really say but I know it when I see it.

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I haven’t met my aunt’s cousin many times, but I did hear about her wedding. For his vows, Mike 3 (the third Mike she dated and I think second she had married) crushed an entire Mike’s Hard Lemonade then declared “I love you so much, Babe!” After the ceremony they took the rifles that had been leaning a few feet away and shot some targets nearby. I think that was a few weeks after she had been excited that 7 years had passed since her last bankruptcy, which meant she could start racking up debt again and go on a cruise.

I guess kudos to them for living their best lives, but if all that’s not a little trashy, I don’t know what is.

Talking at the movies. It's happening increasingly frequently here, and it's making me go less nowadays. I don't mean a few words, I mean constant chatter throughout the showing. Like, just shut the hell up and get immersed!

Take a picture of yourself holding a gun, for example.

Low effort, badly kept, poor quality. Some combination of those three.

At leisure wear while clearly not doing a sports activity (ever).

Dude, take a holiday from your head. This is not healthy.

Edit: I have been informed that I misread the flipping off as the finger used to take the picture on the phone. Oh boy, do I feel silly now. I leave my comments up for everybody else to have a sensible chuckle on my expense.