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glitzkrieg

glitzkrieg noun: an assault of luxuriousness, extravagance, or ostentation.

Noun

glitzkrieg (plural glitzkriegs)

  1. (informal) An assault of luxuriousness, extravagance, or ostentation.
    • Because he parlayed the Brooklyn apartments built by his father into a metropolitan real-estate kingdom exemplified by the extraordinary Trump Tower, a glitzkrieg of marble, glass, and brass where millions shop and millionaires live, […]1984, Vanity Fair, volume 47, page 62
    • "Supermodels" were launched during the glitzkrieg of the '80s, when brand-name girls like Linda, Christy, Naomi, and Cindy were promoted as special commodities with individual identities.1996 March, Rhonda Lieberman, “I, Fabulous”, in Spin, page 76

Forms of glitzkrieg

pluralglitzkriegs

Origin of glitzkrieg

Blend of glitz + blitzkrieg.

Questions about glitzkrieg

What does glitzkrieg mean?
Glitzkrieg means an assault of luxuriousness, extravagance, or ostentation.
What part of speech is glitzkrieg?
Glitzkrieg is a noun.
What is the plural of glitzkrieg?
The plural of glitzkrieg is glitzkriegs.

Words near glitzkrieg in the dictionary

  1. glitzes
  2. glitzier
  3. glitziest
  4. glitzily
  5. glitziness
  6. glitzkrieg
  7. glitzkriegs
  8. glitzy
  9. Gliwice
  10. glizzie
  11. glizzies

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