Gauche 

Garish

Let's learn some vocabulary. 

The other day, I was walking next to a nice  restaurant and they had this sign on it and  

my husband said, "How tacky." Why is the city making these  

restaurants put up this awful sign? Tacky. Not in good taste. The front  

of this restaurant was beautiful. They had great  plants, great style and this sign just ruined it. 

Well, my son who is five  says, "What's tacky mean?" 

And my husband said, "Gauche!" And I'm like what is my husband  

thinking? My kids not going to know "gauche". Something that's gauche is unsophisticated,  

a little bit awkward. This word seems it could be pronounced  

"gosh" but this one is actually "gauche". And Garish means bright and showy. 

What a garish sign to have to put on the  front of a beautifully styled restaurant.