Definitions
Etymologies
- Shortening. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Calderwood 2, design in the time of mod, pop, op, fab and glam is a tribute to the combination of elements at work in this renaissance of imagination and creativity.”
“He has been there first in glam, soul, new age, fusion and a dozen other muscial genres.”
“Reality TV example: Beautiful uptown girls in glam dresses and high-gloss nail polish arrive in LA to fight for one “Mr. Right,” but then – surprise – must stuff their frills into a sky-dive suit, hop in a plane, fly to the Australian outback, jump out (!) and fight for one “Mr. Jack” without makeup and while fighting biting bugs.”
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“Overnight, all of those big label glam bands looked ridiculous.”
“Some of the gowns -- sleek and figure-flattering -- would make any girl feel glam, which is why you see Roland's pieces sprinkled on the red carpet every now and then.”
The Huffington Post: Gazelle Emami: Pamella Roland Fall 2011 (PHOTOS): It's Been (Over)Done
“I absolutely LOVE the idea of glam-ing this fabric up with something irridescent/sparkly/metallic and using it for a day skirt -- wear with a tiny black cardigan buttoned up with no blouse.”
“For the band itself, it was a mark of separation from the rest of the genre; from this point forward, GNR could no longer be called glam, nor could they ever be connected with Krokus or Kix or Keel.”
“The album, as aforementioned, encompasses a lot of different styles throughout it's forty minutes, from straight up electro pop to piano led to what can only be described as the glam rock of 'Hollywood'.”
“That's how John Lennon once described glitter rock - also known as glam rock.”
“Queen is known as a glam-rock band with a harder edge, and this aspect of its musicianship is brought to life in "Time to Shine.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘glam’.
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Anglish
Words that can replace Latinates.
frosent, gainsay, fremd, inrush, frain, huru, wordbook, wordstock, byspel, elfshine, infaru, glam and 98 more...
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music genre
list of music genres - anything. even the most obscure sub-genres of sub-genres
twee pop, indie, shoegaze, doo-wop, punk, rock, jazz, pop, classical, hard rock, emo, goth and 190 more...
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Fashionista
Clothing styles & subcultures...
dandy, boho, mod, goth, emo, punk, grunge, hipster, pimp, lolita, preppy, metal and 22 more...
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words to describe everything GOLD
emotions, reactions, senses, how do we feel when we wear gold, generational, memories,
Sensual, illuminated, history, intricate, classic, bright, luxe, sparkly, splashy, metallic, perfection, gilt and 30 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
thunderfuck, incredible, merp, sara, flopparoo, smother, fugly, buer, plum, canny, nefelibata, cuntbucket and 2434 more... -
A Provincial Glossary, 1787
A list of provincial English words that appear in Francis Grose's A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs and Popular Superstitions. London, MDCCLXXXVII. Printed for S. Hooper, N...
tharky, velling, cadma, whinnock, caingel, giglet, gill-houter, leasing, leech-way, dellfin, underwood, dilvered and 193 more...
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editorinchief's Words
fierce, fuck, aloof, misanthropic, obviously, non, fashion, glitz, glam, disco, digital, princess and 7 more...
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Hip to Be Hip
posh, cachet, chic, glam, moxie, cool, popular, hip, congenial, personality, glamour, glitz and 1 more...
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Musical Hairsplitting
From Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture:
The act of classifying music and musicians into pathologically picayune categories: "The Vienna Franks are a good example of urban white ...new romantic, anorak, ska, rockabilly, emo, post-punk, punk, new wave, yacht rock, grebo, britpop, baggy and 29 more...
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descriptors - adjectives
lanky, propitious, courtly, resplendent, devious, errant, deserted, devilish, dilapidated, diabolical, cold, obfuscation and 81 more...
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for glam.
bilby We have the whalemunchers to blame for Gary Glitter? Aug 30, 2011
fbharjo is it related to glam(our)? Aug 29, 2011
AnWulf word, message, loudly-spoken message, loud talk, noise, din, chatter, merrymaking
from Icel. glam, a tinkling sound, noise
* 1888, A. L. Mayhew and Walter W. Skeat, "A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 To 1580", glam
God's glam to him ... "Purity" by Gawain
The glam from the machinery was so loud, that we had to shout to be heard. Aug 29, 2011
hernesheir A wound or sore. - an old provincial term from Exmoor England. May 2, 2011
johnmperry short for glamorous
also see glam rock Jun 19, 2008