Etymology

flashy

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Today it means: Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing. Full definition →

English flash ← Middle English flasshen
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The story

  1. Middle Englishflasshen
  2. Englishflash
  3. English todayflashy

From flash + -y.

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