protzig — meaning in English

English meaning

garish adj Unpleasantly bright or showy, in a tasteless way.
gaudy adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
jazzy adj Resembling or influenced by jazz music.
loaded adj Carrying or filled with a heavy load.
meretricious adj Showy and attractive on the surface, but with no real value or worth underneath.
pretentious adj Trying too hard to seem impressive, intelligent, or important, in a way that comes across as fake or overblown.
showy adj Flashy or attracting a lot of attention, often in an exaggerated way.

protzig is used for these senses in English:

garish Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]
gaudy Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
jazzy Flashy or showy.
loaded (of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options.
meretricious Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
pretentious Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
showy (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).

adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
noun In British university tradition, a reunion dinner or feast held by an Oxford college for its former students.