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glitz

[glits]Slang.
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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.

RELATED WORDS

glamour, speciousness, appeal, ostentation, gaudiness

Nearby words

  1. glitter ice,
  2. glitterati,
  3. glittering,
  4. glittertinden,
  5. glittery,
  6. glitzy,
  7. gliwice,
  8. glière,
  9. glière, reinhold moritzovich,
  10. gln

Origin of glitz

1970–75; perhaps blend of glitter and ritz
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British Dictionary definitions for glitz

glitz

noun

slang ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter

Word Origin for glitz

C20: back formation from glitzy
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Word Origin and History for glitz

glitz

n.

1977, a back-formation from glitzy.

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