glam
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of glam
First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
Example Sentences
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"Nothing can stop our Ukrainian girls from coming in and getting themselves glam."
From Barron's
The day of their second wedding, Williams slept in, waking up at 8:30 a.m. to get her nails done and begin getting her glam on.
From MarketWatch
In 2024, in a story I wrote for this newspaper about a glam L.A. event, I name-checked “ ‘The Color Purple’ star Cynthia Erivo.”
From Los Angeles Times
It was also the age of flamboyant glam rock - Brits were going crazy for eye-catching style.
From BBC
And then there’s Wunmi at home without the glam, the truth.
From Los Angeles Times
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