{"era":"current","word":"flashy","meaning":"ostentatiously showy","children":[{"era":"1600s","word":"flash + -y","meaning":"having the quality of a flash; showy","children":[{"era":"1300s","word":"flashen / flash","meaning":"to splash, rush of water, sudden burst of flame","children":[],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Early Modern English"}],"language":"Modern English"}