glitz

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Showy, glamorous style that may seem cheap or shallow.

   Behind all the glitz of the awards show, the organizers were struggling with money.

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

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