garishness

n 1: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness},

{brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]

2: strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn: {gaudiness}]

hackishness

The quality of being or involving a {hack}. This

term is considered mildly silly.

Synonym {hackitude}.

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(1995-03-08)