glam
Americannoun
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glams
plural
adjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glam
First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
Example Sentences
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European gold medallist Amy Hunt says she loves "a bit of glam"
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
They standardized on this particular uniform because everyone had different ideas of what they wanted to wear onstage and they didn’t want audiences to think they were a glam band or, worse.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
They include country singer Martina McBride and glam rocker Bret Michaels, frontman of 1980s band Poison.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
It dawns on me: Mom’s never been glam because she makes no time for extras.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
And that Robbie seriously glams down for her next film, like Charlize Theron did for her Oscar-winning role as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in “Monster.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Parts & Labor does a riff on pimento cheese that glams up the Southern classic with garlic scapes and red chili pepper powder.
From Washington Post
We will der glams ge-dig, Mommer, a fire.
From McTeague by Frank Norris
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