Glitterball

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of mirror ball.

    "Six years later there were barely any dancehalls to supervise—it was all glitzy discos attached to pubs. Glitterballs. Lassies writhing on little checkerboard handkerchiefs of dancefloor."

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disco ballmirror ball

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"Six years later there were barely any dancehalls to supervise—it was all glitzy discos attached to pubs. Glitterballs. Lassies writhing on little checkerboard handkerchiefs of dancefloor."

Etymology

From glitter + ball.

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