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–adjective, flash·i·er, flash·i·est.

1.	sparkling or brilliant, esp. in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.

2.	ostentatiously or vulgarly smart; showy; gaudy: flashy clothes.

[Origin: 1575–85; flash + -y¹

]

—Related forms

flash·i·ly, adverb

flash·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. See gaudy¹.

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flash·y Audio Help (flāsh'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. flash·i·er, flash·i·est

Cheap and showy; gaudy. See Synonyms at gaudy¹.
Giving a momentary or superficial impression of brilliance.

flash'i·ly adv., flash'i·ness n.

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flashy
adjective
1.	tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
2.	(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

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ˈflashy adjective

big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality
Example: flashy clothes

Arabic:	بَرّاق وقليل الجَوْدَه
Chinese (Simplified):	华而不实的
Chinese (Traditional):	華而不實的
Czech:	okázalý, ale laciný
Danish:	prangende; blæret; oversmart
Dutch:	opzichtig
Estonian:	kriiskav
Finnish:	räikeä
French:	tapageur
German:	protzig
Greek:	φανταχτερός
Hungarian:	csiricsáré
Icelandic:	æpandi, yfirgengilegur
Indonesian:	norak
Italian:	appariscente

Japanese:	けばけばしい
Korean:	겉만 번지르르한, 요란한
Latvian:	spilgts; uzkrītošs; bezgaumīgs
Lithuanian:	akį rėžiantis, rėksmingas
Norwegian:	prangende, overlesset, smakløs
Polish:	pretensjonalny
Portuguese (Brazil):	espalhafatoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	vistoso
Romanian:	ţipător
Russian:	кричащий
Slovak:	krikľavý
Slovenian:	kričeč
Spanish:	llamativo
Swedish:	prålig, vräkig
Turkish:	gösterişli, frapan