In literature, “flashy” is employed to evoke a sense of ostentatious display or superficial brilliance that often masks a lack of deeper substance. It can describe objects or apparel that are deliberately showy—such as a flashy piece of jewelry or an overdone costume—to suggest an appeal that is eye‐catching yet occasionally empty, as when a character’s attire is neither tasteful nor refined [1, 2, 3]. At the same time, the term may be used in a more ambivalent or even laudatory context, highlighting a vivid, attention-grabbing quality that is both arresting and, at times, shallow, as in the portrayal of a man whose “flashy” appearance belies more substantive virtues or flaws [4, 5, 6]. Moreover, “flashy” is sometimes contrasted with more understated elegance, serving as a subtle critique of modernity, superficiality, or mere surface appeal in the realms of social behavior, architecture, and literary style [7, 8, 9].