gaudy

adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish

colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a

meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

[syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish},

{gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty},

{tawdry}, {trashy}]

2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

[syn: {flashy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}]

n : (British) a celebratory feast held annually at one of the

colleges in a British university