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🌈 Too bright or showy 🎓 A college feast
gaudy

gaudy

9.9
A celebration meal at a college for past students
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɔːdi/
  • UK
translation icon : banquete (universitario)
  • Her family threw a lavish gaudy to honor her graduation, complete with speeches and a fancy dinner.

Examples

  • Attending the annual gaudy at the university was a highlight of the alumni's visit, bringing back fond memories.

  • For a moment, I imagine my pearls as a transvestite's gaudy

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Just because an interior isn't over-the-top gaudy doesn't mean that it's not highly detailed and very expensive.

    Blog text (4)

  • The college organized a grand gaudy to celebrate the end of the semester, inviting all students alumni.

Synonyms

feast
vsgaudy
162 1.9

A large special meal with many foods for a celebration

is a college reunion meal focused on alumni gathering and celebration
gala
vsgaudy
72 3.7

A large formal party with entertainment, often to raise money for charity

is used for a college reunion that stresses communal dining and history
grand affair
vsgaudy
1 4.4

A large important event with ceremony and celebration

is narrower being a college reunion meal rather than any ceremony
gala affair
vsgaudy
  • Formal
1 6.0

A fancy formal party with entertainment to celebrate or raise money

is a college reunion event centered on shared meal and tradition

Surface Forms

gaudy singular
gaudies plural

Etymology

Gaudy first meant a happy feast and comes from the Latin gaudium 'joy'. That's why a college gaudy is a joyful reunion meal.