#205: clinquant

12/31/2015

here let's be blunt
spending this much an affront
excessive clinquant

Quite stunning... in a word... as in: I'm stunned.
Impressively, dazzlingly excessive.

Who could really afford this?

Who would actually buy this?

Who would seriously drive this?

What a wacky world we live in! Let's celebrate!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

DEFINITION of this 2-syllable adjective:

glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery.
imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.

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