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Hollywooding

Hollywooding noun: obnoxiously self-aggrandizing or theatrical behavior.

Noun

Hollywooding (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Obnoxiously self-aggrandizing or theatrical behavior.
  2. (EMS slang) The act of a responder performing his duties in a flashy, lazy, or non-standard way.
  3. (slang) Intentional stalling to give the impression that one is making a difficult decision.

Origin of Hollywooding

From Hollywood + -ing, referring to the products of its film industry.

Questions about Hollywooding

What does Hollywooding mean?
Hollywooding means obnoxiously self-aggrandizing or theatrical behavior.
What part of speech is Hollywooding?
Hollywooding is a noun.

Words near Hollywooding in the dictionary

  1. Hollywoodesque
  2. Hollywoodian
  3. Hollywoodians
  4. Hollywoodification
  5. Hollywoodified
  6. Hollywooding
  7. Hollywoodish
  8. Hollywoodite
  9. Hollywoodites
  10. Hollywoodization
  11. Hollywoodize

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