Webster's English Dictionary

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gaudy

1. gaudy \-e-\ aj : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented DY implies a 
   tasteless use of overly bright colors or lavish ornamentation; TAWDRY 
   implies both gaudiness and cheapness of quality; GARISH stresses an 
   unpleasant brightness; FLASHY implies momentarily brilliant performance or 
   display that is likely to prove shallow or vulgar; MERETRICIOUS applies to 
   what is superficially attractive or plausible but lacking sincerity or 
   sound basis SYN syn TAWDRY, GARISH, FLASHY, MERETRICIOUS: GAU 
2. gau.dy \'go.d-e-, 'ga:d-\ n [prob. fr. L gaudium joy - more at JOY] : a 
   feast or entertainment esp. in the form of an annual college dinner in  a 
   British university