| Definition: | (adjective) Attracting attention in a vulgar manner. |
| Synonyms: | flashy, garish, gaudy, tawdry, trashy, tacky |
| Usage: | The town’s tasteful welcome sign was replaced with a meretricious monstrosity, a blinking neon tower. Discuss. |
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded to promote peace, security, and economic development. Representatives from the US, the UK, the Soviet Union, and China first met in 1944 to discuss the problems involved in creating such an agency, and the results of their talks became the basis for the UN Charter that was ratified in 1945. Established immediately after WWII, it replaced the essentially powerless League of Nations. Who first coined the term “United Nations”? More… Discuss
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