Skip to main content
Dictionary
Store
Blog
World
Help
Advertise
Chat
System Status
Information Collection Notice
Trademark Concerns
reCAPTCHA Privacy
Terms of Service
reCAPTCHA Terms
Privacy Policy
Accessibility
Report a Bug
Data Request
Contact Us
Security
DMCA
© 1999–2026 Urban Dictionary ®
Mugs
Tees
Hoodies
Pro Customization
Create unique products with your own words and definitions
Preview
Personalize Your Design
Your Word
Your Definition
(n., sing.; adj.) GAH-tsee. Garish, overly ornamented art, architecture, or furnishings, often, but not exclusively Italian rococo and its (even worse) imitators. Examples include Louis XV furniture painted white with gold trim (e.g., Elena Ceausescu's collection), table lamps with oil that drips down the outside, and the Vittorio Emmanuel memorial in Rome. Derivation: mishearing of the word "gauche" mispronouced as "GAH-chee": as the misheard "GAH-tsee" sounded Italian and the term was often used of the yard ornaments of an Italian-American neighbor, the alternate version stuck.
Text fits
Save
Cancel