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tape-à-l'œil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • garish adj Unpleasantly bright or showy, in a tasteless way.

Senses

tape-à-l'œil is used for these senses in English:

  • attention-grabbing Attracting notice and attention, or prone to doing so.
  • garish Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]
  • in-your-face (informal) Aggressively or blatantly confrontational.

Related French words