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puca.

tacky

4 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈput͡sa/

tacky
literary
Garbhan Macaoidh, "Ho, tempoj! Ho, moroj!", Monato: Domaĝe, ke ne nur Eŭropo sed ankaŭ ĉiu parto de nia mondo entuziasme kaj senkritike malfermas siajn pordojn al la plej banalaj, trivialaj, strasaj, pucaj, kiĉaj kaj malutilaj elementoj de tiu iam esperplena nova mondo. A pity that not only Europe but also every part of our world enthusiastically and uncritically opens its doors to the most banal, trivial, phony, tacky, kitsch and harmful elements of this once hopeful new world.
2000, Viktor Sapoĵnikov, translator, "Resurekto: Fragmento el la romano de Lev Tolstoj", La ondo de Esperanto: surmeto de puca silka robo nudiganta la korpon putting on a tacky silk robe exposing the body

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