glitz
noun
- an extravagant but superficial display
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɡlɪts/
noun
Etymology: Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).
- Garish, brilliant showiness.
“The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.”
“[…] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.”
verb
Etymology: Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).
- To make glitzy.