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glamour puss

American  

noun

Older Slang.
  1. a person with an unusually attractive face.


Etymology

Origin of glamour puss

First recorded in 1950–55


Example Sentences

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There, she met RuPaul Charles, an ambitious glamour puss two years her senior.

From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2018

A severe, geometric shawl in navy-black - the piece de resistance - looked like a contemporary reworking of a 1940’s glamour puss stole.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2017

A severe, geometric shawl in navy-black — the piece de resistance — looked like a contemporary reworking of a 1940’s glamour puss stole.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2017

In a way, Holm, who was attractive without being a glamour puss, seemed slightly above it all: more of an observer than a real participant.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2012

In the Guinness film, Eva Braun was played as a glamour puss, vaguely resembling Dominique Sanda.

From Time Magazine Archive

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