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glitz noun [ ɡlɪts ]

• extravagant but superficial display.
• "the glitz and sophisticated night life of Ibiza"

glitz verb

• make (something) glamorous or showy.
• "he wanted to know who we could get to glitz up the programme"
Origin: 1970s (originally a North American usage): back-formation from glitzy.


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