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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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
So here's what to look out for – and how to stay safe while serving festival glam.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
They include country singer Martina McBride and glam rocker Bret Michaels, frontman of 1980s band Poison.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The main space is filled with musical instruments, a Buddha statue, a Yoda doll, a skull, and glam platform boots perched atop a piano.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Some people just naturally have that glam gene.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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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