glitz
verbEtymology Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).
1
To make glitzy.
glitz
noun/ɡlɪts/
Etymology 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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Garish, brilliant showiness.
- The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.
- […] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.2012 October 13, “Very good, sir”, in The Economist, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2025:
- Derived terms
- glitz and glamour, glitzkrieg
- Related terms
- glitzy