Snazzy is informal for stylish, bold and eye-catching: snazzy yellow trainers, a snazzy silver border. It's praise for things that look smart and get noticed. They don't have to be expensive: one good detail is enough. In writing: stylish or eye-catching.
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a snazzy jacket / design; snazzy graphics; look snazzy
- Your snazzy yellow trainers are easy to spot in a crowd.
- The invitation has a snazzy silver border.
- The new menu looks snazzy, with bold lettering and bright photographs.
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First versionThe decorations were snazzy: cheap plastic and far too much glitter.
RevisionThe decorations were tacky: cheap plastic and far too much glitter.
Snazzy and tacky both describe bright, showy things, so snazzy is easy to read as flashy in a bad way. But snazzy is praise: bold and stylish. Cheap plastic and glitter everywhere is tacky.
Tacky is bright too, but tasteless. Snazzy is bright and tasteful. The line is up to the speaker: the same shiny trainers can be snazzy to one person and tacky to another.
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Your friend loves your new jacket and asks where you bought it. She thinks it is ___.
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snazzy — Your friend likes the jacket and wants one too, so it's snazzy. Tacky would mean she finds it cheap-looking and tasteless.
Compliment how something looks while chatting with a friend, and name the detail that stands out.
That is a snazzy backpack; the reflective orange stripes really stand out.
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