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glam

noun
/ɡlæm/

Etymology

Shortened form of Glamorgan taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

Definitions

  1. Glamour

    Glamour; glamorousness.

    • Who wouldn’t be a glamor girl, a certain-to-enamor girl? What joie de vivre in her life is given her to cram, The dinkum sex-appealing girl, the subtle-charm-revealing girl, ’Mong men the havoc-dealing girl—in short, the girl with glam.!

  2. Ellipsis of glam rock, the fashion and culture associated with this genre.

  3. Glamorous.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To make glamorous or more glamorous.

    2. Acronym of galleries, libraries, archives and museums.

    3. Acronym of Generic Legal Advice Memorandum, issued by the IRS to provide advice to its…

      Acronym of Generic Legal Advice Memorandum, issued by the IRS to provide advice to its field agents.

    4. University of Glamorgan, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status…

      University of Glamorgan, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA