retro vs showy

retro

adj
  • Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were. 

  • Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto. 

noun
  • Past fashions or trends. 

showy

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

  • Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display. 

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