flashy 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}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}] 2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}] [also: {flashiest}, {flashier}] flashier See {flashy}