glitzy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- glitziness noun
Etymology
Origin of glitzy
First recorded in 1965–70; probably from Yiddish glitz “glitter,” from German glitzern “to glitter” + -y 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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News of the allegations against Jay-Z broke just a day before the glitzy Hollywood premiere of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” which featured the voices of his wife and daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s high season in the glitzy Florida town.
The couple’s glitzy life in California has left them with bills to pay, and so far the Sussex entrepreneurial efforts have been a mixed bag.
Documentary filmmakers are, generally speaking, not the glitziest figures in show business.
Meanwhile, Abdulmejid and his family lived a glitzy Riviera life, attending dances, we are told, with “four or five kings and any number of princes, dukes and counts.”
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