Saturday, February 29, 2020

灑命 brag/flashy

Upstarts always like to brag about how rich they are.
Upstarts are characterised by their flashy behaviour. 

*Upstarts 暴發戶

同義詞:
(動詞) show off/boast
(形容詞) ostentatious, showy




References:

"To be flashy is to be showy in a tasteless way. Just like a flash of light is hard to ignore, flashy behavior draws attention.

Do you know anyone who is a show-off? That person is probably flashy. Wearing brightly colored rings is flashy. Buying a sports car is flashy. Boasting about how much money you have is flashy. Flashy behavior is the opposite of classy: it consists of showing off things in a loud, obnoxious way".
Vocabulary.com.

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