Tinseltown

[tin-suhl-toun]

noun

Informal.

1. Hollywood, California, as a center of the movie industry.

Tinseltown

/ ˈtɪnsəlˌtaʊn /

noun

1. an informal name for Hollywood

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tinseltown¹

C20: from the insubstantial glitter of the film world

Example Sentences

Still, these self-referential bits of Tinseltown glamour do feel like a nice, numbing place to rest your head when everything outside the movie theater — or your living room if, unfortunately, you must watch this solely on Netflix — is falling apart.

From Salon

You’re the star of your own D-level Tinseltown production that no one except pendejos wants to see.

From Los Angeles Times

Tinseltown has made many great films about the exploits of cops: “L.A Confidential,” “Heat,” “Serpico,” “Training Day,” just to name a few.

From Los Angeles Times

But clearly, Mansfield’s public persona as just another Tinseltown airhead is something the other Hargitay siblings have had to contend with, too.

From Salon

In interviews, town halls and legislative committee hearings, industry workers said that without state intervention, they feared Tinseltown would be hollowed out, similar to Detroit after the heyday of its auto industry.

From Los Angeles Times