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

From the way she speaks of different areas with such an intrinsic care, to showcasing her unique creative eye in Tinseltown, L.A. has made her into a permanent seeker.

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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.

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

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

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

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