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glitz
[ glits ]
/ glÉȘts /
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noun
ostentatious glitter or sophistication: a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.
verb (used with object)
to add a showy sophistication to (often followed by up): They glitzed up the lobby with a couple of fountains and a birdcage.
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Origin of glitz
First recorded in 1975â80; back formation from glitzy
Words nearby glitz
glitter, glitterati, glitter ice, Glittertinden, glittery, glitz, glitzy, Gliwice, Gln, gloam, gloaming
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British Dictionary definitions for glitz
glitz
/ (ÉĄlÉȘts) /
noun
slang ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter
Word Origin for glitz
C20: back formation from glitzy
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