Gaudy vs. Gawdy — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Gaudy or Gawdy
How to spell Gaudy?
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Gaudy
Correct Spelling
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Gawdy
Incorrect Spelling
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Gaudy Definitions
Gaudy or gaudie (from the Latin, "gaudium", meaning "enjoyment" or "merry-making") is a term used to reflect student life in a number of the ancient universities in the United Kingdom as well as other institutions such as Durham University and Reading University. It is generally believed to relate to the traditional student song, "De Brevitate Vitae" (On the Shortness of Life), which is commonly known as the Gaudeamus (Let's make merry) by virtue of its first word.
Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless
Silver bows and gaudy ribbons
A celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members
Administratively, the college cannot cope with more than one gaudy per year
Showy in a tasteless or vulgar way.
A feast, especially an annual university dinner.
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Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
(obsolete) fun; merry; festive.
(archaic) One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
(Oxon) A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally held during the long vacation.
Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy.
Gay; merry; festal.
Let's have one other gaudy night.
One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
A feast or festival; - called also gaud-day and gaudy day.
A celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university
Tastelessly showy;
A flash car
A flashy ring
Garish colors
A gaudy costume
Loud sport shirts
A meretricious yet stylish book
Tawdry ornaments
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
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