Lurex

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Lurex. alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    A form of yarn (or fabric made from it) that incorporates a glittering metallic thread. uncountable

    "As someone who can shoot on target, keep watch while you sleep and look smoking in a leather jacket or a sparkly, silver lurex sweater, [Pedro Pascal is] the poster boy for what the zaddy's all about."

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"As someone who can shoot on target, keep watch while you sleep and look smoking in a leather jacket or a sparkly, silver lurex sweater, [Pedro Pascal is] the poster boy for what the zaddy's all about."

Etymology

Marketing coinage; lure + -ex.

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