hip
/ˈhɪp/
adjective
following the fashion of the day and aware of the latest trends
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1Hip hop is a worldwide phenomenon.
2Hip hop is a code for black and poor.
3- Hip hop or pop? -
4Hips are back towards square.
5Hips come forward.
trend
/ˈtɹɛnd/
noun
a fashion or style that is popular at a particular time
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1It is their take on the dual-screen devices trend that has been building up for a time.
2So Trending topics.
3"Contagion" is trending.
4Trending topics or evergreen topics.
5- Absolutely, and trends change really fast.
retro
/ˈɹɛtɹoʊ/
noun
fashion trends or styles of a recent time in the past
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1Retro prices jumped too.
2A retro is a rerelease of an original shoe.
3All right, here comes the retro one.
4The first part of this word is retro.
5Don't show up retro.
informal
/ˌɪnˈfɔɹməɫ/
adjective
suitable for friendly, relaxed, casual, or unofficial occasions and situations
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1We mentioned informal interviews.
2Brazilians are usually very informal people.
3Sneakers by definition are informal.
4- I said informal.
5- I said informal.
trendy
/ˈtɹɛndi/
adjective
influenced by the latest styles
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1Doctors don't wear sweaters this trendy.
2Number six is trendy neighborhood.
3Lasers are so trendy right now.
4Food is as trendy as clothing now.
5Black charcoal is super trendy this year.
normcore
/ˈnɔɹmˌkɔɹ/
noun
a style of fashion marked by the deliberate choice of bland and casual clothes that do not draw attention
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1Normcore, as it has been said, says something about where the power of fashion lies.
2Stevie, you were talking about normcore. -
3Does normcore apply to house decor?
4- I mean normcore is so 2013.
5Taking inspiration from the normcore kicks of the '90s, the fashion trend was rocked by countless influencers, bloggers, and celebrities, especially after Kanye West made it an actual thing with his Yeezy line.
stylishness
/stˈaɪlɪʃnəs/
noun
the quality of being fashionable and having style
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1And that then expands to the fact that in order to just deal with all of these little things before we even get to the massive destruction is going to require a huge team of people constantly working to undo, you know, destruction that comes at the cost of stylishness, which yeah,
2I've combined European stylishness with legendary German reliability, in this BMW Z3.
3Dancing has had nothing to do with dancing well, being young or revealing one’s stylishness.
4I would say find a compromise between comfort, functionality, and stylishness.
bodycon
/ˈbɑːdi.kɑːn/
adjective
a style of clothing that is tight-fitting and conforms closely to the body, often emphasizing the contours of the figure
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2And may we all be as capable of being bold enough to pull off bodycon dress and jewelry by designer Jennifer Fisher, just like her.
3Although there have been calls to retire bodycon dresses, the trend has remained alive and well.
4Since the bodycon dress quite literally contours to your body and shows off your hip-to-waist ratio, it's practically the outfit to wear if you're looking to attract some male attention.
5When The Express Tribune polled men about their favorite women's fashion staples, it turned out that men weren't solely fans of bodycon dresses.
natty
/ˈnæti/
adjective
neat, attractive and fashionable
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1I don't know if you've ever drank natty light.
2And so, like those natty little burrs that stick to you, if you think about that on a really small scale, that's what's coating you everywhere.
3- This is celery juice, although I think the natty light under the heat lamp might also be my drink nemesis.
4There's definitely a lot of confusion around what natty wine actually is.
5I sometimes reference myself as a natty wine hype woman, and I am, you know?
unhip
/ʌnhˈɪp/
adjective
not following the fashion of the day and unaware of the latest trends
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1Though I am too unhip to dance, having a hip and a half in my walking stick and move, I like to pirouette like Starry Night.
2It makes Mary have hysterics, 'cause I am the most unhip man on the planet.
unflattering
/ənˈfɫætɝɪŋ/
adjective
making less attractive or favorable
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1This unflattering portrayal reflects the Bolsheviksopinion of Kerensky, who in modern times has been relegated to a mere footnote in the early history of the Soviet Union.
2First of all, this is the most unflattering lighting for Supreme Leader Snoke.
3This is probably the most un-fun, unflattering social interaction advice of all time.
4The chroniclers of the high middle ages described their religious counterparts with unflattering prose.
5Oh my - They're so unflattering.
open-necked
/ˈoʊpənnˈɛkt/
adjective
(of a shirt) worn without a tie and not fastened at the neck

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casual
/ˈkæʒəwəɫ/, /ˈkæʒwəɫ/
adjective
(of clothing) comfortable and suitable for everyday use or informal events and occasions
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1So casual is kind of our normal entire anyway.
2Totally casual.
3Really casual.
4- I love casual.
5Jeans always look much more casual.
underdressed
/ˌʌndɚdɹˈɛst/
adjective
wearing clothes that are too casual or inadequate for a particular occasion
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1Hey, I suddenly feel underdressed.
2And if you’re ever not sure, it’s better to err on the side of being slightly more dressy than underdressed.
3Or we're underdressed.
4In this outfit, you can confidently enter a workplace and not feel too underdressed due to the outerwear.
5I feel a bit underdressed.
becoming
/bɪˈkəmɪŋ/
adjective
(of clothes, colors, hairstyles etc.) enhancing the wearer's appearance and making them more attractive
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1I am finally getting around to Michelle Obama's book, Becoming.
2The homes, the homes are becoming involved.
3The becoming is the creative part of the brain.
4It is wonderful Becoming.
5and you do it so well, I bet you now that you're becoming famous people, you bump into-- Becoming!
sharp
/ˈʃɑɹp/
adjective
(of a person's style or clothes) dressy and fashionable
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1Your basis was sharp.
2Those teeth are sharp.
3Those claws are sharp.
4The hunger pangs were sharp.
5This thing’s sharp!
comfortable
/ˈkəmfɝtəbəɫ/
adjective
(of clothes or furniture) making us feel physically relaxed
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1The socks are comfortable.
25 by 5 sounds comfortable.
3The bed is comfortable?
4The bed is comfortable?
5The cut in the back is comfortable.
uncomfortable
/ənˈkəmfɝtəbəɫ/
adjective
(of clothes, furniture, etc.) unpleasant to use or wear; making someone physically uneasy
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1My shower is uncomfortable.
2People are so uncomfortable.
3Are your shoes uncomfortable?
4Skinny jeans are uncomfortable.
5Your fingers looked uncomfortable.
dressy
/ˈdɹɛsi/
adjective
(of clothes) chic and suitable for formal occasions
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1Now, a jacket is inherently much more dressy than jeans.
2Is your style more dressy or more casua?
3This next outfit is my dressy outfit.
4Yeah, it looks dressy.
5- Yeah, looks quite dressy.
elegant
/ˈɛɫəɡənt/
adjective
(of a person or their behavior) attractive, stylish, or beautiful
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1Nature's solution is actually very elegant.
2The solution is really elegant in its simplicity.
3Georgia's style is so perfectly sharp, elegant.
4It has very elegant properties.
5- Is that elegant?
fetching
/ˈfɛtʃɪŋ/
adjective
attractive in a way that catches the eye
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1Actually that is quite fetching.
2Wearing a fetching and simple Winnie-style head tie when I met her outside Mrs. Madikizela-Mandela's Soweto home, a 22-year-old student, Neo Ngcobo, said she had joined the flourishing, unofficial movements.
3They're very fetching.
4When the smaller more fetching sequel, the G Flex 2 was announced for Sprint in 2015, I very nearly switched carriers just to own it.
5The new model is available in three colors now, including the very fetching, Atomic Red that's probably the most exciting thing about the lineup.
fitted
/ˈfɪtəd/, /ˈfɪtɪd/
adjective
(of clothes) made in a way that closely covers the body
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1WOMEN HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO FORCED ABORTIONS AND FITTED WITH IUDs.
2I like sweaters that are more fitted to my body.
3It's pretty fitted but still not like suctioned to your body.
4Once the structure is FITTED with Wooden Panels, the game's Flashing Lights and sensor ACTIVATORS are installed.
5Fitted puffy dresses and A-line dresses Light dresses with an elastic band at the waist are associated only with young ladies.
flamboyant
/fɫæmˈbɔɪənt/
adjective
(of clothes) showy and noticeable because of being brightly colored or highly decorated
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1The flamboyant businessman is still sitting pretty.
2His flamboyant reign was famous for its absurdity.
3One of the most fascinating things about bearded dragons is their flamboyant non-verbal communication.
4And the flamboyant flamingos have some fancy dance moves.
5The most flamboyant display comes from the greater sage grouse.
formal
/ˈfɔɹməɫ/
adjective
suitable for fancy, important, serious, or official occasions and situations
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1A barber by trade, Raymond was also lacking in formal education.
2So the next one is very formal.
3Today's word is formal.
412 is pretty formal.
5My answer was formal.
form-fitting
/fˈɔːɹmfˈɪɾɪŋ/
adjective
(of clothing) fitting the body tightly in a way that the contours of the figure are clearly seen

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frumpy
/ˈfɹəmpi/
adjective
unfashionable and unattractive
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1You take your standard frumpy old potato and then you create a taste sensation, to die for.
2Another great example is a client of mine, or a former client of mine, this is Elena from frumpy fit.
3Over time, sometimes the quilting may come off but frankly, that does not really matter, it just gives your garment character and if it looks frumpy or anything, you'll just get a new one.
4Breastfeeding is so frumpy.
5It's frumpy, like no. -
snappy
/ˈsnæpi/
adjective
neat and stylish
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1Just normal day to day stuff feels snappy.
2Performance is pretty snappy.
3It's snappy.
4Be snappy.
5The chocolate is snappy.
sober
/ˈsoʊbɝ/
adjective
plain and not brightly colored
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1My daughter has been sober 17 months now.
2Sobering stuff at the end of this week.
3Stay sober.
4Drunk words speak sober minds, though.
5But drunk words speak sober minds.
sporty
/ˈspɔɹti/
adjective
(of clothes) stylish, attractive, and suitable for sports
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1Sporty look fast cars .
2The tyres are even sportier.
3This modern front gives it a very sporty appearance.
4The second mistake is wearing sporty trainers with your trousers and elegant summer outfits.
5but you did say sporty
stylish
/ˈstaɪɫɪʃ/
adjective
attractive in a way that is fashionable and elegant
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1Ray: Looks stylish!
2It looks stylish.
3- He looks stylish.
4The wardrobe is modern stylish.
5It feels stylish.
stylishly
/ˈstaɪɫɪʃɫi/
adverb
in a fashionable way that shows style
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1Vin Diesel stylishly going two buttons undone on the dress shirt.
2Stylishly clad in their special uniforms, the Swiss unit marched to the great Campo deFiori and then through to the Vatican itself, where they took residence and began their service.
3Let's just hope if you wear a hat stylishly, it doesn't incite any riots!
4The Bush legacy So, what are these stylishly talented twins up to these days?
5So the more people washed jeans, the more stylishly faded they looked.
chic
/ˈʃik/
adjective
having an appealing appearance that is stylish
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1That contrast makes the house really just kinda modern chic.
2One of you suggested 'chic'.
3This word is chic.
4Nurses are chic.
5Looks so chic.
gaudy
/ˈɡɔdi/
adjective
(used especially of clothes) showy in a way that is tasteless
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1Gaudy jerseys and fun young players generated neither wins, nor significant Canadian enthusiasm for a winter pro sport that wasn't hockey.
2She's gaudy as heck.
3It's pretty gaudy, though.
4We just love a gaudy moment.
5Hmm, she is a gaudy queen.
glamorous
/ˈɡɫæmɝəs/
adjective
attractive in a special way
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1Black women have been glamorous.
2What city is more glamorous?
3Architectural photography is extremely glamorous.
4The horizon, the open road, is very, very glamorous.
5My job looks glamorous?
grungy
/ˈɡɹəndʒi/
adjective
related to the fashion style associated with grunge rock music, consisting loose torn jeans and layers of clothing
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1And you've got the grungy old terminal at LaGuardia.
2But you could just say grungy.
3Can teriyaki, the go-to budget eats of Seattle's grungy past, survive in the city's glossy future?
4Like one of those like grungy ones that like, is on the runway.
5Like a grungy superman, but when he's not eating well.
sloppy
/ˈsɫɑpi/
adjective
(of a piece of clothing) casual and loose, without much shape
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1The editing in the real world is sloppy.
2The match was sloppy.
3This time was even more sloppy.
4The stitching sometimes is sloppy on fake Jordans.
5Number three, some dealers are sloppy.
smart
/ˈsmɑɹt/
adjective
(of people or clothes) looking neat, tidy, and elegantly fashionable
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1Women are smart.
2- Raccoons are smart.
3Diligence, discipline and persistence will overpower smarts.
4Your fat is smart.
5Kids are smart.
smart casual
/smˈɑːɹt kˈæʒuːəl/
adjective
(of clothes) neat, conventional and rather informal
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1In today's video, I'm wearing a smart casual outfit that might be good for some informal socializing.
2Keeping things within that smart casual level is probably as formal as you're going to want to go.
3Starting with the smart casual dress code.
4So where do you usually encounter the smart casual dress code?
5Of course, always stay within that smart casual range which means below business wear.
smartly
/ˈsmɑɹtɫi/
adverb
in a neat and stylish way
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1That was very smartly played.
2The 6T uses those specs smartly.
3Smartly, and shoot it right.
4I'm smartly designed.
5[David] Rowling's script smartly gives Grindelwald some much-needed moral ambiguity.
overdressed
/ˌoʊvɚdɹˈɛst/
adjective
wearing clothes that are too formal or excessive for a particular occasion
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1I was quite pleased with the playsuit, although I am only going for coffee today, and I'd probably wear this more to like an event, or a night out or something like that, but I'll be a bit overdressed.
2I feel like I'm a little bit overdressed.
garish
/ˈɡɛɹɪʃ/
adjective
too bright and colorful in a way that is tasteless
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1Though I suppose Trump's bread and butter is putting up garish eyesores.
2For most people, this is a bit of a garish glass.
3Pinning one on to your tuxedo just looks garish and like someone who really doesn't know what he's doing.
4Using X-rays and extensive research, expert restorers stripped back the garish layers and began un-restoring the statue to the tune of $34,000.
5Thankfully, this garish paint job isn't just a questionable style choice, but a delightfully petty way to ruffle the neighbors feathers.
streetwear
/stɹˈiːtwɛɹ/
noun
informal clothing that the urban youth of a particular subculture typically wear
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1In New York especially, it's a lot of streetwear.
2So, presumably, the trend for streetwear filtered through from its specialised area into mainstream fashion until everyone was following it.
3Next was streetwear.
4Next was 'streetwear'.
5Streetwear is dead.
flattering
/ˈfɫætɝɪŋ/
adjective
improving or emphasizing someone's good features, making them appear more attractive
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1- Are they flattering?
2That's flattering.
3Wanna nail your most flattering bod?
4This flattering color works for every skin tone.
5It was super flattering.
loud
/ˈɫaʊd/
adjective
too bright in a distasteful way
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1The investors laughed out loud.
2When it came to the opposition, where was the loudest, most vociferous opposition coming from to this?
3This lens is loud.
4The speakers are loud.
5The jungle is loud.
baggy
/ˈbæɡi/
adjective
(of clothes) loose and not fitting the body tightly
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1The baggy clothes, the smoking of cigarettes, the resistance and fight against therapists.
2As with the gray suit, the black jacket was much too baggy on me.
3Nice fitting clothes, as opposed to baggy clothes, can drastically improve one’s appearance.
4Wear baggy jeans or khakis.
5They see my baggy jeans.
styleless
/stˈaɪlləs/
adjective
lacking a particular style, fashion, or design

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