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ringard

tacky, dated, uncool

adjective rahn-GAR Rare
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Usage Note

Ringard is informal French for something or someone embarrassingly out of date or unsophisticated — c'est ringard means 'that's so lame'. The feminine is ringarde; as a noun un ringard means a has-been or hack. It carries a stronger social judgment than simply démodé (old-fashioned).

Examples

"Cette chanson est vraiment ringarde."

Natural Translation

That song is really tacky.

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