glamourpuss

English

Etymology

glamour +‎ puss

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Noun

glamourpuss (plural glamourpusses)

  1. (slang) A glamorous, alluring woman.
    • 1968 May, New York Magazine, volume 1, number 5:
      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.
    • 1991, Sally Moore, The Definitive Diana: An Intimate Look at the Princess of Wales from A to Z:
      Even Joan Collins, that perennial glamourpuss, goes to Barbara for the Daly magic for special occasions.
    • 1995, Nicholas Ray, Susan Ray, I Was Interrupted: Nicholas Ray on Making Movies:
      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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