Word of the Day - tawdry

tawdry

/ˈtɔːdri/
adjective - tawdrier, tawdriest
1 Showy but cheap and of poor quality.
1.1 Sordid or unpleasant.
noun
mass noun - archaic
Cheap and gaudy finery.

Origin
Early 17th century short for tawdry lace, a fine silk lace or ribbon worn as a necklace in the 16th–17th centuries, contraction of St Audrey's lace Audrey was a later form of Etheldrida (died 679), patron saint of Ely where tawdry laces, along with cheap imitations and other cheap finery,
were traditionally sold at a fair.

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His costume was a tawdry one-off, intended for but a single use. He didn't care that it was falling apart by the end of his performance.