What does “ostentatious” mean?
ostentatious
Oh, this is a good one —
It means when someone is trying really hard to show off how rich, important, or impressive they are — in a way that feels a bit too much, even annoying.
So imagine someone buys a huge, shiny car not because they need it, but just so everyone looks at them. That's ostentatious. Or picture a person wearing ten gold rings and a giant diamond necklace to a simple lunch with friends — yeah, that's ostentatious too.
You can also say it about behavior, like someone who keeps loudly talking about all the expensive trips they've been on, just so people are impressed.
It's not a kind word — when you call something ostentatious, you're basically saying "we get it, you want attention."
Basically: trying way too hard to impress people by showing off what you have.
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