protzig — meaning in English
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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 Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- 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.
Senses
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).
gaudy — full definition
- 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.