1 tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy
ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn:
brassy,
cheap,
flash,
flashy,
garish,
gimcrack,
loud,
meretricious,
tacky,
tatty,
tawdry,
trashy]
2 (used especially of clothes) marked by
conspicuous display [syn:
flashy,
jazzy,
showy,
sporty] n : a celebratory feast
held annually at one of the colleges in a British university [also:
gaudiest,
gaudier]