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glitterati — glit‧te‧ra‧ti [ˌglɪtəˈrɑːti] noun [plural] JOURNALISM rich, famous, and fashionable people whose activities are often reported in newspapers and magazines: • Hollywood s glitterati … Financial and business terms
Glitterati — is a 2004 film directed by Roger Avary assembled from the 70 hours of video footage shot for the European sequence of The Rules of Attraction in October of 2002, after the events of 9/11. It serves to expand upon the very minimally detailed and… … Wikipedia
glitterati — 1956, from GLITTER (Cf. glitter), with a play on literati … Etymology dictionary
glitterati — ► PLURAL NOUN informal ▪ fashionable people involved in show business or some other glamorous activity. ORIGIN blend of GLITTER(Cf. ↑glittery) and LITERATI(Cf. ↑literati) … English terms dictionary
glitterati — [glit΄ə rät′ē] pl.n. [ GLITTER + (LITER)ATI] Informal people who are wealthy, chic, famous, etc … English World dictionary
glitterati — [[t]glɪ̱tərɑ͟ːti[/t]] N PLURAL The glitterati are rich and famous people such as actors and rock stars. [JOURNALISM] The glitterati of Hollywood are flocking to Janet Vaughan s nail salon … English dictionary
glitterati — n Rich, famous people who love bright lights and cameras. All the glitterati turned out for the Academy Awards. 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
glitterati — /glɪtəˈrati/ (say glituh rahtee) plural noun Colloquial (usually derogatory) writers, artists, performers, etc., who are celebrities and seen as belonging to a fashionable social clique: *an occasion for cynicism with regard to the self… …
glitterati — noun plural Etymology: blend of 2glitter and literati Date: 1940 celebrities, beautiful people … New Collegiate Dictionary
glitterati — /glit euh rah tee/, n.pl. wealthy or famous people who conspicuously or ostentatiously attend fashionable events. [1935 40; b. GLITTER and LITERATI] * * * … Universalium
glitterati — noun Celebrities or people with a lot of money; the smart set … Wiktionary
