tarting
Making overly flashy
Tarting is dressing or decorating in a flashy, often cheap or gaudy way—almost always in the phrase tart up or tarted up: They tarted up the old pub with neon signs and plastic flowers.
The word derives from tart, slang for a prostitute or promiscuous woman, carrying connotations of trashy or excessive showiness.
British usage primarily.
Sauce for salads
- primpingFussing over appearance
- adorningAdding visual enhancement
- beautifyingMaking more attractive
- glamorizingMaking appear desirable
dolling · preening · prettifying · embellishing · decorating · sprucing · fancying · overdressing
Actively seeking responses
- streetwalkingStreet-based prostitution
- propositioningRequesting sexual relations
- hustlingHurrying or swindling
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
working · trading · selling · plying · loitering · pickup · provocative · suggestive
dressing
Sauce for salads
- primpingFussing over appearance
- adorningAdding visual enhancement
- beautifyingMaking more attractive
glamorizing · dolling · preening · prettifying · embellishing · decorating · sprucing · fancying · overdressing · styling
soliciting
Actively seeking responses
- streetwalkingStreet-based prostitution
- propositioningRequesting sexual relations
- hustlingHurrying or swindling
cruising · working · trading · selling · plying · loitering · pickup · provocative · suggestive · brazen
filling
Material placed within
custard · crust · crimping · latticing · topping · assembling · brushing · unmolding · cooling · decorating
tartingstripping down
Removing clothing or components
simplifying · decluttering · paring down · minimizing · streamlining
tartingunderstating
Representing as less significant
downplaying · toning down · muting · refining · playing down
- tarting upMaking something showier
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