drop-dead vs showy

drop-dead

adv
  • Absolutely final; being the deadline, especially in relation to a date set out in a contract upon which adverse consequences will flow if the contract has not been fulfilled. 

  • Very impressively or spectacularly. 

showy

adj
  • Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye 

  • Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display. 

How often have the words drop-dead and showy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )