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Erin Bode
Answered 2020-03-19 15:17:00
Gaudy is an adjective that means ostentatious — in other words, flashy and in your face, and not in a good way. Someone in a gaudy outfit is probably trying too hard to be cool and stylish. Gaudy evolved from the Middle English gaud “deception, trick” in the 1520's.
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