A gaudy (from the Latin, "gaudere", meaning "to rejoice") at the University of Oxford is a reunion held by a college for its alumni. The origin of the term may be connected to the traditional University graduation song, Gaudeamus. Gaudy celebrations often take place during the summer vacation, and may include events such as speeches, lectures, concerts and invariably a formal dinner with after dinner speeches. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... The University of Oxford comprises 39 Colleges and 7 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs), which are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... De Brevitate Vitae is a song in Latin that is a popular academic commercium song in many European countries. ... Formal dinner involves dining in the collegiate manner served by college servants, whilst wearing academic dress, and is usually lit by candles. ... An after dinner speaker is a person who makes a public speech after a formal dinner. ...

It is more often pronounced "gowdy" than "gawdy." The Lord Peter Wimsey mystery Gaudy Night, by Dorothy Sayers, is set at such a reunion at a fictional women's college at Oxford. Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which he solves mysteries — usually murder mysteries. ... Gaudy Night is a 1935 Lord Peter Wimsey detective story by Dorothy L. Sayers. ... Dorothy Leigh Sayers (Oxford, 13 June 1893 – Witham, 17 December 1957) was a British author, translator, student of classical and modern languages, and Christian humanist. ...

If you exchange the 'y' for an 'ie' in the name 'Gaudy, you spell that last name of a popular student at Somerville Baptist Colledge.

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Gaudy is also an English adjective, meaning "excessively showy in a tasteless or vulgar manner". Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (from wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... In grammar, an adjective is a part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun, usually by describing it or making its meaning more specific. ...