Why this word is great
CLINQUANT — [Adjective] Glittery or sparkling, especially when dressed in or overlaid with tinsel finery. From French clinquant ("clinking, tinkling"), present participle of clinquer ("to clink"), from Dutch klinken ("to sound"). Unlike "gaudy" (which scorns its own excess) or "lustrous" (which glows with quiet dignity), "clinquant" is unapologetically artificial, a celebration of surface over substance. It is the sequins on a dime-store showgirl’s costume, the flicker of foil garlands in a carnival booth, or the way cheap champagne bubbles catch the light—a fleeting brilliance that knows its own worthlessness and sparkles anyway.