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ricey

ricey

9.9
A car with flashy parts that do not improve performance
  • adjective
  • /ˈraɪsi/
  • Slang
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  • The bright neon lights and oversized spoiler made his car look very ricey.

Examples

  • Many car enthusiasts dislike ricey modifications that focus only on appearance.

  • Some people prefer a clean look, while others enjoy a more ricey style for their vehicles.

  • That car looks really ricey with all those stickers.

  • Why would anyone want a ricey car?

  • Many car enthusiasts think modifications that only make a car look ricey are unnecessary.

  • He added flashy decals and neon lights to make his vehicle appear ricey.

  • The oversized spoilers and bright colors gave the car an overly ricey appearance.

Synonyms

tacky
vsricey
  • Informal
68 4.3

Showy in a cheap way that looks bad

tends to imply flashy changes with little functional improvement
tricked-out
vsricey
  • Informal
1 8.3

Has extra decorations and changes to look exciting and get attention

focuses on showy changes with little or no real performance gain
too tacky
vsricey
  • Informal
1 6.9

A style that is too bright or cheap and looks unpleasant

highlights showy work that usually adds no real performance

Antonyms

subtle
276 6.0

Not easy to notice or understand because it is small

How Flashy

ricey
  • Slang
9.9
gaudy
22 5.5
flashy
69 4.1
modified
3.9
stock
3.3

Surface Forms

ricey positive
riceier comparative
riceiest superlative

Morphology

ricey = rice (opaque) = rice + y

Formed by regular suffixation (rice + -y) but relies on specialised automotive slang 'rice' (meaning flashy, low-performance modifications), which is not obvious from the common noun 'rice'.

Etymology

Ricey comes from the common word rice used in slang about showy cars, plus the ending -y that turns a noun into an adjective; a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'rice' as a label for flashy but cheap-looking modifications. So ricey means 'flashy but not faster', describing a car that looks loud but gives little real performance.