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glitz⋅y

  [glit-see]
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–adjective, glitz⋅i⋅er, glitz⋅i⋅est. Slang.
pretentiously or tastelessly showy: a glitzy gown.
Origin:
1965–70; see glitz, -y 1

Related forms:
glitz⋅i⋅ness, noun
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glitzy [ˈglɪtsi]

  1. mod.
    fashionable; glamorous. : Some glitzy blonde sang a couple of songs, and then the band played again.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

glitzy 
1966, from Yiddish glitz "glitter," from Ger. glitzern "sparkle" (see glitter). Noun form glitz is mid-1970s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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