flash
adjective/flæʃ/
/flæʃ/
(British English, informal, disapproving)- attracting attention by being large or expensive, or by having expensive clothes, etc.
- a flash car
- He's very flash, isn't he?
- He always was a bit of a flash dresser.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘splash water about’): probably imitative; compare with flush ‘cleanse’ and splash.Definitions on the go
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