garish

Meaning

Adjective

Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.

Origin

Of unknown origin, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren ("to stare") which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá ("to watch, heed") or gaurr (Proto-Indo-European, from *gʰew-). Compare with English gaw.

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