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glamourpuss

noun

Etymology

From glamour + puss.

  1. derived from bus
  2. derived from pus
  3. compounded as glamourpuss — “glamour + puss”

Definitions

  1. A glamorous, alluring woman.

    • Perhaps that is what is lacking in the work of the younger glamourpusses around today. Zubin Mehta, for example, strikes me as being in something of a mess.
    • Even Joan Collins, that perennial glamourpuss, goes to Barbara for the Daly magic for special occasions.
    • The person who asked that question was holding some image of the actor as just a glamourpuss affair; she had no idea of what acting is about.

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