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.

Origin of glitz

1970–75; perhaps blend of glitter and ritz

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Related Words for glitz

glamour, speciousness, appeal, ostentation, gaudiness

Examples from the Web for glitz

Contemporary Examples of glitz

Cars have national attributes and GM wants their luxury line to grab the glitz of New York instead of the grime of Detroit.
Nationalism on Four Wheels
Clive Irving
October 18, 2014
The paperback rights for Glitz, after it made the list, went for $500,000.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune
Mike Lupica
September 13, 2014
The pair met in 2001 and embarked on a romance of glitz and glamour that lasted over a decade.
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Erin Cunningham
March 17, 2014
Along with the glitz and the glamour of the era, Hamilton also recorded its troubling events.
All Hail Richard Hamilton, the Father of British Pop Art
Chloë Ashby
February 22, 2014
Before working at Fox, Smith dabbled in acting, playing tiny roles in the movies, Swingin' in the Painter's Room, Cobb, and Glitz.
Gavin Smith, Missing Exec: Now It’s a Homicide Case
Christine Pelisek
March 14, 2013

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

1977, a back-formation from glitzy.