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| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| chintzy |
(informal) poorly made; gaudy. [1/2 definitions] |
| flashy |
excessively or tastelessly brilliant in color or style; gaudy. [1/2 definitions] |
| garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. [1/2 definitions] |
| gimcrack |
a gaudy object of no value. [2 definitions] |
| gingerbread |
excessively ornate, esp. as applied to buildings; gaudy. [1/3 definitions] |
| glaring |
overly or tastelessly showy; gaudy. [1/4 definitions] |
| glitz |
(informal) extreme showiness or gaudy, ostentatious sophistication. |
| kitsch |
art, literature, and the like that is pretentious, often gaudy, and of little value, usu. produced for popular appeal. |
| neon |
(informal) characteristic of a gaudy urban nightlife area; cheap, colorful, and tawdry. [1/5 definitions] |
| raffish |
low-class or common; cheaply gaudy; vulgar. [1/2 definitions] |
| showy |
displaying excessive vividness, brightness, or virtuosity; flashy; gaudy. [1/2 definitions] |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| tinsel |
sparkling or showy, but of low value or quality; gaudy. [2/6 definitions] |
| wild |
bright; extravagant; gaudy. [1/15 definitions] |
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