FLASH
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.
- 2. Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry. Flash house, a house frequented by flash people, as thieves and whores; hence, a brothel. "A gang of footpads, reveling with their favorite beauties at a flash house." Macaulay.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
FLASH
(noun)
1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.
2. A sudden and...
FLASH
(verb)
1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
2. To break fo...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
