glitz

[ glits ]
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noun
  1. ostentatious glitter or sophistication: a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.

verb (used with object)
  1. to add a showy sophistication to (often followed by up): They glitzed up the lobby with a couple of fountains and a birdcage.

Origin of glitz

1
First recorded in 1975–80; back formation from glitzy

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British Dictionary definitions for glitz

glitz

/ (ɡlɪts) /


noun
  1. slang ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter

Origin of glitz

1
C20: back formation from glitzy

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