Tinseltown

//ˈtɪn.səlˌtaʊn// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Christmas-themed district of a city, or a Christmas village.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Nickname for Hollywood: a district of Los Angeles, California, United States. slang

    "There's a woman in the window / There's a bed in Tinseltown / I'll write you when it's over / Let me take this temple down"

  2. 2
    The movie industry, as found in Hollywood, and Greater Los Angeles, CA, US. broadly, slang
  3. 3
    The film industry of the United States of America. broadly, slang
  4. 4
    The film industry in general. broadly, slang
  5. 5
    The Bollywood movie industry. India, slang

    "Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries."

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  1. 6
    The Tollywood movie industry. India, slang
  2. 7
    Nickname for Film Nagar: a neighbourhood of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. India, informal

Synonyms

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film nagar

Example

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"There's a woman in the window / There's a bed in Tinseltown / I'll write you when it's over / Let me take this temple down"

Etymology

From tinsel + town.

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