Two main meanings
There is the actual meaning
and the figurative meaning.
The actual meaning of tack
is that it is an adjective used to describe a sticky substance.
Tape is tacky
Honey, mollases, glue
All are tacky
Tack is tacky
Blue tac is that stuff you can put on the back of light objects to get it to STICK to the wall
Tacks, small sharp pins or nails with a wide head, are tacky
Then there is the more figurative meaning of the tacky adjective
A person can be tacky
So can a room
Or anything that, as a quality
Is in poor taste
Taste, in this sense
means aesthetic taste
so it deals with the question of beauty.
When something is in poor taste it is tacky.
Poor taste = tacky
Equals something with low aesthetic value- it is not beautiful
A tacky person
could be someone wearing a terrible outfit
think huge waist belts, ugly sweaters at Christmas, women in heels at the grocery store
Cheap jewelry or clothes
that is supposed to look nicer than it is
Like a knock-off Rolex or a knock off purse
But it is more than clothes.
Imagine a room.
A room with a futon.
Behind the futon
There are trinkets and knick-knacks.
To the side of the futon
Is a weird colorful lamp
and a fake plant.
On the other side
of the room
is a couch with a plastic cover.
And above that couch
in the center of the room
is a framed reprint in the center of the room
Of the Mona Lisa
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