The challenge: Use ONE word to describe this photo of Mar-a-Lago, the "Southern Winter White House."

[Miles Archer]

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. King dipshit lives here

[Vinca]

2. Bordello.

[SharonAnn]

114. "The dream of a prostitute with money". English translation of a Spanish saying.

[Luciferous]

3. Tacky

[BeyondGeography]

4. Rosebud

[jmg257]

5. gilded.

[Bleacher Creature]

127. Great choice!

[TrekLuver]

6. Ostentatious

[meadowlark5]

7. Ick

[boston bean]

8. Gawdy.

[SledDriver]

37. gawdy

+1

[tblue37]

64. Omigody! nt

[malaise]

9. Garish

[panader0]

19. you beat me to it.

[malaise]

40. Great

coffee drinkers think alike

[TransitJohn]

80. Grandiose eom

n/t

[meadowlark5]

10. Oppressive

So dark and heavy

[JHan]

11. Dictator-chic ( two words because rules are made to be broken :p)

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. Liberace.

[Victor_c3]

39. Nahhh

Liberace was at least good at playing piano and we can respect him for that. Well, at least I can. I'm sort of a wannabe pianist myself.

There are no endearing qualities of dt.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

54. Wasn't comparing the men. Just the crazy ass "Louis the XIV threw up

all over this joint" style.

[KittyWampus]

13. Retro-Vulgarian. It's like every palace from the 1700's threw up in the room

[malaise]

42. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[mountain grammy]

46. Perfect!

[Alice11111]

137. Beats what I was going to say..Retro-Vulgarian. You win

[Cadfael]

14. Are hyphens allowed?

Gag-inducing.

[MineralMan]

15. Versailles, but made in China.

[dhol82]

36. Bingo!

[Solly Mack]

16. Gauche

[tanyev]

17. Trumpery.

[Yavin4]

18. Loud.

Decor shouldn't call attention to itself. Elegance allows you to slowly discover it because it recognizes that you are intelligent enough to find it on your own.

[Mr. Ected]

20. Yiannopalace.

[Lotusflower70]

21. Omg!

Hideous

[6000eliot]

22. Saddamesque

[Coventina]

23. Win! n/t

[Lucinda]

32. Beat me to it!

[Phoenix61]

24. Gross

[Mendocino]

25. Cathouse

[yardwork]

38. That's the best description!

[Sherman A1]

26. Obnoxious?

[First Speaker]

27. Vomitorium

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. Laughable.

I'll add more words: This, and SCROTUS' NYC digs, are what a poor person might think a rich person lives in. Both places are what you might imagine Baroque whorehouses to look like; Versailles redecorated by Saddam Hussein's pimp.

[mnhtnbb]

29. pretentious

1. characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved:
a pretentious, self-important waiter.

2. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.

[C_U_L8R]

30. Nouveau-Riche

[Charles Bukowski]

31. Xanadon't

[underpants]

81. *applause* very well done

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

33. TRUMP

[Chasstev365]

34. Xanadu

[Azathoth]

35. Walmart-Versailles n/t

[Sinistrous]

41. Barbaric

[milestogo]

43. Uncomfortable.

[Buckeyeblue]

44. Shitter

[superpatriotman]

45. Czarist

That's one word

[Siwsan]

47. Pretentious

[Takket]

48. Bourgeoisie

[NCTraveler]

49. Entitled. Nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

50. I'll bet SCROTUS wishes he could greet his guests like this:

[Freedomofspeech]

51. Hideous.

[Still In Wisconsin]

52. Tacky (agree with above)

[onecaliberal]

53. Mqggotville

[mcar]

55. Gaudy

[irisblue]

56. Florida Fontainebleau

[madamesilverspurs]

57. Ozymandiasine

[logosoco]

58. pretentious.

[GP6971]

59. Disgusting n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

60. Versailles.

[Turbineguy]

61. Grotesque

[tblue37]

62. Brothel (or bordello--either one works). nt

[Bettie]

63. Cold

It doesn't look like people live there. None of the pictures of his homes look like anyone lives there.

I suspect he and his family sleep in pods or coffins.

[irisblue]

84. nah, they hang from the ceiling

But are much less useful then bats, & not as cute.

[madokie]

65. gaudy

tasteless to the extreme

[muriel_volestrangler]

66. Caudillismo

[Eugene]

67. excessive

Garish, tacky, obnoxious and loud fit but are already listed.

[maxrandb]

68. Ritz-Crackers

[erinlough]

69. Garishness

[JTFrog]

70. Peacockish. nt

[spanone]

71. house of ill repute.

sorry took me four.

[maxrandb]

72. K-G-Bourdois

[kydo]

73. Plantation. Even name it oh, Tara. nt

[struggle4progress]

74. Veneered

[gopiscrap]

75. pussville

[Lil Missy]

76. unpaid. n/t

[chillfactor]

77. sickening!

[JDC]

78. Ridiculous

[Blue_true]

79. Aghff!!!!!!! nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

82. coolhotelbarlike

[Blanks]

83. Pussygrabatorium.

[bunnies]

90. ___

Love it!

[underpants]

85. Uncomfortable

[BigMin28]

86. Mausoleum

n/t

[Squinch]

87. Gildvomit.

[luvMIdog]

88. Prickville

A place for pretentious pricks to gather

[muntrv]

89. Douchygold.

[nikibatts]

91. Obscene

[50 Shades Of Blue]

101. +1

[mainstreetonce]

92. CasterlyRock

GOT

[TDale313]

120. At least the Lannisters pay their debts. n/t

[napi21]

93. Czar Realm

[denbot]

94. Shitgibbonerraium.

[FSogol]

95. Pee-tastic!

[Deb]

96. Yellowed

[heaven05]

97. Plantation

of massa trumpfuhrer

[3catwoman3]

98. Fu-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u...

...gly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tikki]

99. compensating

Tikki

[Bobbie Jo]

100. Gaudy

Tasteless, classless, tacky.

[AngryAmish]

102. I am lucky enough to spend a weekend every January at Seminole Golf Club.

And no, I do not swim in the pool.

Let them have it. We have Hogan.

[Lint Head]

103. TURD

[Dem2]

104. Vulgar

[Louis1895]

105. Pyrite (Fool's gold)

[dchill]

106. Pretentiatorium

[neeksgeek]

107. su-per-com-pen-sat-ing-for-my-ex-tra-fra-gil-eg-o

Everybody sing!

[hopeforchange2008]

108. Overcompensating

[Aviation Pro]

109. Douchebaggish

...

[Glimmer of Hope]

110. Barf.

[Shrike47]

111. Vulgar.

[CanisCrocinus]

112. Saddam

nt

[jmowreader]

113. Romanesque

Does Trump own one building - just one - that DOESN'T look like he bought the set of Caligula?

[ananda]

115. Vlugar

As a Twumper would spell it.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

116. The Despicable People's Palace

Sorry, I couldn't do one word.

[nevergiveup]

117. Plastic

[mia]

118. Horrific.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

119. biglysupercalifragilisticexpialidocious

!

[TDale313]

121. Gaudy. n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

122. Humble. Understated elegance.

[Frogg]

123. DACHA

Merriam-Webster › dictionary › dacha
Definition of dacha. : a Russian country cottage used especially in the summer.

[Aimee in OKC]

124. Overweening

[Rollo]

125. SAD

[Rollo]

126. Rosebud...

[democratisphere]

128. Florida-Kremlin

[Rollo]

129. Bad...

[Warpy]

130. Encrusted

Ghastly.

[benld74]

131. Grifter

[Rollo]

132. Treason

[DesertFlower]

133. disgusting. you couldn't pay me enough

to live there or even visit.

[Rollo]

134. Faux

[ornotna]

135. Faux

It's a fake palace for a fake emperor.

[Rollo]

136. Fascist

[Alice11111]

138. 5 star P

PPPPP
Pretentious Palace 4 Prick Pussy-grabbers& Pee-ers

[2naSalit]

139. Overrated.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

140. dump

[peequod]

141. Projectile-schmaltz

[GReedDiamond]

142. RoKooKoo on Vintage '69 Brown Acid, cut w/bath salts...for the ladies...nt

[grantcart]

143. Kremlinesque

[pnwmom]

144. Silly.

[revmclaren]

145. Berghof.

[Donkees]

146. Trump-l'oeils (visual deception)

Derived from: noun (pl) trompe l'oeils (trɔ̃p lœj)
1.
a painting or decoration giving a convincing illusion of reality

Word Origin
from French, literally: deception of the eye