Reverse Dictionary: FLASHY

ADJECTIVES
► BRASH flashy → 1824
► BUTTERFLY flashy, gaudy, tasteless; said of clothes → 1900s sl.
► DAMN-MY-EYES flashy; ostentatious → 1849 US nautical sl.
► DANDY flashy, showy; fine, gay → 1813
► DAY-GLO cheaply flashy, blatantly gaudy or tawdry; vulgarly colourful and bright → 1950s Amer. sl.
► DICTY flashy, showy → 1920
► FANTOOSH flashy, showy, overdressed, over-ornamented; ultra-fashionable → 1920 Sc.
► FLARY flashy, dazzling, gaudy → 1841
► FLOOZY of a woman’s appearance or clothing: showy, stylish, flashy → 1911 Amer. dial.
► FLOSSY showy, flashy; saucy, impertinent → 1889 Amer. dial.
► HELL’S-A-POPPIN’ ► HELLZAPOPPIN’ flashy, ostentatious → 1945 colloq., orig. US
► HOTCHA vivacious, attractive, desirable; flashy, showy → 1924 sl., chiefly US
► HOT-DOG flashy, ostentatious → 1896 US sl.
​► JACK flashy, ostentatious → 1980s sl.
► JAZZY showy, flashy, ostentatious → 1917
► KIDDY flashy, well-dressed, fashionable → L18 sl.
► LEERY flashy, showy of dress and manners → c1850 sl.
► LOUD of colours, dress, manners, etc.: flashy, vulgarly obtrusive → 1850
► MACKED OUT flashily dressed; said of a man → 1933 Amer. sl.
► NAUGHTY flashy, vulgarly over-dressed → 1864 sl.
► NEW JACK flashy, superficial, meretricious → 1980s African-American sl.
► PISS-ELEGANT cheaply flashy or showy in dress or appearance → 1941 sl.
► PIZAZZ ► PIZZAZZ flashy, ostentatious → 1969 colloq., orig. US
► SLANGISH flashy, vulgar → 1823 obs.
► SLANG-LOOKING having a flashy, vulgar, or brashly self-assured appearance → 1835 obs.
► SLANGY flashy or pretentious → 1838 obs.
► SNAZZY flashy, stylish → 1931 sl., orig. US
► SPORTY flashy, showy → 1885 colloq.
► THUNDER-AND-LIGHTNING said of articles of apparel of a ‘loud’ or flashy style → 1837
► TIGERISH flashy, loud → 1831
► TINHORN superficially flashy, second-rate, inferior → 1886 sl.
► TINSELLED having a flashy superficial splendour without intrinsic value → 1651
► TIZZY of an object: flashy but cheaply manufactured → 1930s Aust. sl.
► VIEWY flashy, showy, attractive → E19 sl.
► VOCIFEROUS flashy, gaudy, vulgarly obtrusive → 1883
► VOYANT flashy, showy, gaudy → 1906
► WHIZ-BANG ► WHIZZ-BANG striking, flashy, and impressive → 1920
► WHOOP-DE-DO ► WHOOPDEDOO flashy, showy → 1904 colloq.
► ZAZZY flashy, characterized by outward show → 1961 sl., chiefly US

ADVERBS
► LIKE A DOG’S DINNER in an ostentatiously flashy or smart manner → 1927 colloq.
► SLANGILY in a rakish, flashy, or ostentatious way → 1858 obs.
► VIOLENTLY in a flashy or showy manner; ‘loudly’ → 1771 colloq.

NOUNS
► DOG flashiness; boastful or pretentious manner or attitude → 1871 sl., orig. US
► DOG’S DINNER flashy or over-elaborate dress or adornment → 1996 sl.
► GALLANTURE showy or flashy behaviour → 1683 obs.
► PARAFFIN a flashy, smart appearance, esp. in dress → 1935 Sc. sl.
► PARAFFINELLY ► PARAPHERNALLY a flashy turn-out, an overdressed appearance → c1900 Sc.
► PEZAZZ ► PIZAZZ ► PIZZAZZ flashiness, showiness → 1937 colloq., orig. US
► RAZZLE flashy or showy action, that dazzles, distracts, or causes confusion → 1885 colloq., orig. US
► SLANGINESS flashiness or vulgarity in dress or manners → 1863 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BUTTERFLY a flashy, overdressed person → 20C US sl.
► GLITTERBAG a flashy female given to shiny clothes, hair piled high with hairspray, and gum chewing → 20C teen & high school sl.
► HOT DOG a flashy, ostentatiously successful person; a show-off → 1894 sl., orig. US
► JAY a flashy, showy, or ostentatious woman → 1598
► KIDDY a flashy young man who is usually a rake or a thief → 1778 Amer. sl., orig. criminals’ usage
► LAIR ► LARE a male who dresses flashily or shows off → 1923 Aust. sl.
► SPORT a flashy person, one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like → 1923 colloq.
► TINHORN a superficially flashy, contemptible person → 1887 US sl.
► TWO-BOB LAIR a man dressed in a flashy, cheap manner → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► ZOOT-SUITER a foolish, arrogant, vulgar young man esp. when his image is boosted by flashy clothes → 1960 US sl., derogatory

PHRASES
► THERE’S A DEAL OF GLASS ABOUT applied to a flashy person or a showy thing → 1880s

VERBS
► GALLANT to behave in a showy, flashy, or irresponsible way → 1606
► GALLANTIZE to behave in a showy, flashy, or ostentatious manner → 1603 obs.
► GALLANTRIZE to behave in a showy or flashy way → 1693 obs.
► PUT ON THE DOG to make a flashy or stylish display; to assume pretentious airs → 1865 colloq.