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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tinseltown1

C20: from the insubstantial glitter of the film world

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Example Sentences

Now, the onetime Lloyd Kaufman/Troma apprentice is the toast of Tinseltown.

Years before Mitchum had landed in Hollywood, another young man had come to Tinseltown from Ohio.

How do you strike a balance between the “real world” and Tinseltown?

Despite the minor theatrics, he's a very down-to-earth guy—a far cry from some of those self-serious filmmakers in Tinseltown.

Unfortunately, the tale of The Smuggler is nothing new in Tinseltown, according to Lindsay.

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