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glitzkrieg en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of glitz + blitzkrieg.

Meanings

1. (informal) An assault of luxuriousness, extravagance, or ostentation.
   • The Bollywood Saga, by Dinesh Raheja and Jitendra Kothari, documents the journey of Hindi films, analysing changes that marked each passing era — from the early silent years to the post-millennial "glitzkrieg" of mega-budget films. 2004, India Today International, volume 3, numbers 39-52, unnumbered page:
   • "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:
   • 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:

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