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clashy-clashy en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (informal, of clothes, qualifier:upholstery, usually) Featuring discordant colours or patterns.
    • Nor getting everyone’s “colours” done, so that the high streets won’t be so “clashy-clashy,” and constantly distressing to the more aesthetically sensitive. 2009 August 3, Caitlin Moran, “Forget pushy parents, the less you encourage your children the better”, in The Times, UK:
    • She told me that just because matchy-matchy wasn't in, it did nawt^([sic]) mean clashy-clashy was. 2010, Lisi Harrison, My Little Phony, Poppy, →ISBN:
    • "You could have borrowed one of Dad's ties," I pointed out. "Dad only has striped ties," Kirk said. "I've only got striped shirts. I'm not about to get all clashy-clashy at some fancy party." 2008, Lisa Papademetriou, Accidentally Fabulous, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 2:

Forms

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most clashy-clashy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more clashy-clashy Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

matchy-matchy