Glitzkrieg
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An assault of luxuriousness, extravagance, or ostentation. informal
"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, […]"
Example
More examples"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, […]"
Etymology
Blend of glitz + blitzkrieg.
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