Similar words
bon-marché
Close — flashy, tacky items are often cheap-looking.
Similar in other languages
German
knallig
knallig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "flashy, garish, tacky."
German
protzig
Close — showy/ostentatious relates to protzig.
Spanish
cursi
Close — flashy, tacky relates to tacky, corny.
Practice
1 What does tape-à-l'œil mean?
flashy, tacky
2 Fill the gap: Sa voiture rouge et dorée est un peu ___-à-l'œil.
Full sentence: Sa voiture rouge et dorée est un peu tape-à-l'œil. (His red and gold car is a bit flashy.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tape-à-l'œil?
tape-à-l'œil: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.