Gaudy
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For the Catalonian architect, see Antonio Gaudí.
A gaudy (from the Latin, "gaudere", meaning "to rejoice") at the University of Oxford is a reunion held by a college for its alumni. The origin of the term may be connected to the traditional University graduation song, Gaudeamus. Gaudy celebrations often take place during the summer vacation, and may include events such as speeches, lectures, concerts and invariably a formal dinner with after dinner speeches.
It is more often pronounced "gowdy" than "gawdy." The Lord Peter Wimsey mystery Gaudy Night, by Dorothy Sayers, is set at such a reunion at a fictional women's college at Oxford.
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Gaudy is also an English adjective, meaning "excessively showy in a tasteless or vulgar manner".
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