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Meanings of flashy in English

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(Used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display.

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Tastelessly showy.

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Usage of flashy in English
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Question 4: RIM has a flashy new BlackBerry handset to show off.
Reuters
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The Summer faeries need the flashy things; it's part of their trade.
Spells
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The national temper, in the civil history, is not flashy or whiffling.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
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Yes, the latest gadgets like GPS watches are extremely cool and flashy.
Reuters
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Being independent isn't as flashy as a lot of people may think.
Ebony
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Some flashy ideas were thrown out early on: A carbon fiber body?
Wired
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Core Animation will allow programmers to give their applications flashy, animated interfaces.
Wired
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Had made an effort with their costumes, which were expensive but flashy.
Renaissance
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Their flashy get-up caught the girls, which made the town-boys hate them.
The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ...
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The flashy fringe-culture journal was one of Bennett's flagship projects, she says.
Wired
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As with YouTube, ­people assume AR will deliver flashy, exciting cultural creations.
Wired
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With the money he bought himself a suit of cheap, flashy clothes.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
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She is lucidly engaged rather than driven, emotionally vivid, but never flashy.
The Irish Times
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Seth doesn't continuously evolve through his strongest techniques just to be flashy.
The South African
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Despite the thriving business and affluent appearance, life is not always flashy.
Wired
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Sometimes there are standalone outlays for flashy accessories that draw some scrutiny.
The Guardian
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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