splurgy

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splurge

(splûrj)

v. splurged, splurg·ing, splurg·es

v.intr.

To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury: splurged on room service.

v.tr.

To spend extravagantly or wastefully: splurged his last dollars on sunglasses.

1. An expensive indulgence; a spree: a splurge in a fine restaurant.

2. An extravagant display or large amount: a splurge of flowers.

[Perhaps blend of splash and surge.]

splurg′y adj.

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splurgy

(ˈsplɜːdʒɪ)

adj, splurgier or splurgiest

US ostentatious

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Marked by outward, often extravagant display:

flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious, showy, splashy.

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