glitz

[glits] /glɪts/

noun

ostentatious glitter or sophistication:

a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.

verb (used with object)

to add a showy sophistication to (often followed by up):

They glitzed up the lobby with a couple of fountains and a birdcage.

Origin

1970-75; perhaps blend of glitter and ritz

Examples from the web for glitz

Don't let the glitz of this year's bowl games fool you.
Under the glitz and glamour, looks really are everything.
Greg will be relaying all the glitz, glamour and barking going on during the celebration.
At times that telling of stories goes along with glitz and flash and high powered special effects and stage shows.
The scenes at industrial conferences and the sordid backroom deals taking place behind the glitz are remarkably convincing.
It is not only old folk who are flocking to the global capital of glitz-a boom attracts migrants of all ages.
And as long as that's the case, no amount of modern media glitz will make one whit of a difference.
She's the one with the striking corn rows but no in-your-face glitz.
Not the old-fashioned type, where celebrities are bused in by the gross to glitz up a rally or other political event.
Aside from the glitz and glamor, there's a reason so many people visit this city or move here to be part of the action.

British Dictionary definitions for glitz

/ɡlɪts/

noun

(slang) ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter

Word Origin

C20: back formation from glitzy

Word Origin and History for glitz

1977, a back-formation from glitzy.

Slang definitions & phrases for glitz

noun

High gaudy finish; flashy surface: some optional Hollywood glitz/ applied Vegas and hot tub glitz to the old Jack La Lanne

verb

(also glitz up): the Pirates of Penzance newly glitzed (mid-1970s+)

Related Terms

glitzy