Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "flashy" ita ce: nuna kyama ta hanyar wuce gona da iri; m; tawdry; gaudy. Yana ba da shawarar nunin arziƙi ko salon da aka yi niyya don burgewa ko jan hankali, galibi ta hanyar amfani da launuka masu haske, alamu masu ƙarfi, ko ado da yawa. Hakanan yana iya nuna cewa mutumin ko abin da ake siffantawa ba shi da ma'ana ko zurfi, kuma yana dogara ga halaye na zahiri don yin tasiri.