flashy
- adjective
- /ˈflæʃi/
- Mitch tries to engage J.Q. with a wink and a big flashy smile.
So I think like there are things that we see as flashy, but there are different levels to this.
- So I think like there are things that we see as flashy, but there are different levels to this.
- Like Danny could drive, he could drive a super nice flashy car.
- OK, First time National Coalition Against Censorship, and let's call it NCAC, is not a flashy organization.
- And this is a really flashy phone, both on the outside and on the inside.
- OK, look, simple, not flashy, but designer somehow at the same time understated.
- The the best tech fades into the background and doesn't impress you as much as the flashiest tech.
- The Death Star is a giant ball of flashy blinky technology, right?
- And sometimes people see the kicks and they see all the flashy snap kicks and the sidekicks.
- The Death Star is a giant all of flashy blinky technology, right?
- They just get on to the more flashy stuff of using all the latest software.
Examples
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But every August, a carnival came to town and set up its flashy rides and impossible-to-win games there.
Academic text (2011) -
Suits and ties, flashy smiles.
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I want to buy a new car, the first flashy car.
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So this is more like a very flashy going out coat.
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This is to be flashy and expressive and wonderful.
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Don't go buying anything flashy.
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Our father was acting pretty stupid, wearing flashy clothes, taking tennis lessons, and driving a second-hand sports car.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Well, he's got himself a flashy car for a Fuller Brush man."
Fiction book (1990) -
"Look at that cool 'vette!" Teddy pointed to a flashy silver convertible up ahead.
Fiction book (1999) -
The celebrity arrived at the party in a flashy red dress that turned everyone's heads.
Synonyms
Showy in a cheap way that looks bad
Too bright and showy in a way that looks bad
Very showy with bright colors or too many decorations
Bright in color and showy
Cheap and low quality that looks ugly or not stylish
Being very bright and showy to attract attention
A thing that looks showy but is cheap and low quality
Very bright and showy in a way that looks bad
Very bright and showy in a way that hurts the eyes
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
To show off very expensive things to attract attention
Bright or fancy in a way that draws attention
Very bright and showy to get attention but not in good taste
Bold and showy in a way people may find rude
Showy in a way meant to attract attention
Bright and showy in style to attract attention
Stylish and attractive with shiny, showy details
Attractive in a bright, showy way but not honest or valuable
Looking expensive or stylish in a showy, joking way
Very bright or loud in style to attract attention
Showy and cheap in a way that looks low quality
Showy but cheaply made and worth little
Shiny and showy but cheap, like tinsel
Looks very fashionable and showy, often wearing bright clothes
Bright, bold, showy clothes or style that attract attention
Attractive and stylish in a bold, showy way
Bright and a little showy in appearance
Antonyms
Compounds
How Flashy
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Morphology
Etymology
Flashy comes from flash, which means a 'sudden bright light', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'like'. So flashy is 'like a flash' — very bright or showy to get attention, often seen as not in good taste.