flashy

/ˈflæʃi/

/ˈflæʃi/

Other forms: flashier; flashiest

To be flashy is to be showy in a tasteless way. Just like a flash of light is hard to ignore, flashy behavior draws attention.

Do you know anyone who is a show-off? That person is probably flashy. Wearing brightly colored rings is flashy. Buying a sports car is flashy. Boasting about how much money you have is flashy. Flashy behavior is the opposite of classy: it consists of showing off things in a loud, obnoxious way.

Definitions of flashy

1. adjective

   tastelessly showy
   “a flashy ring”

   synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, glitzy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy

   tasteless

   lacking aesthetic or social taste
2. adjective

   (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
   synonyms: gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty

   colorful, colourful

   striking in variety and interest

   antonyms:

   demure

   (used especially of clothing) suggestive of modesty or reserve