glitteratus

glitteratus (plural glitterati)

1. singular of glitterati
   • 1991 [1988], David Dale, An Australian in America: First Impressions and Second Thoughts on the World's Strangest Nation, North Ryde: Angus & Robertson, →ISBN, pages 163–164:

     Around Fifth Avenue, where the REALLY rich congregate, I saw the habitats of Jackie Onassis, Neil Sedaka, and the high security fortress of Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse. But not a single glitteratus.

   • 2002, Thomas Waugh, “Roland Caillaux: “Sad Flesh” or “Glorious Immodesty”?”, in Out/lines: Underground Gay Graphics from Before Stonewall, Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press, →ISBN, page 59:

     It is surprising that Caillaux did not leave more traces, for he certainly moved in smart and cosmopolitan gay circles. […] Carl VanVechten, the American society photographer and gay glitteratus, took fine portraits of both him and Cocteau in Paris in 1949.

   • 2023 February 17, Phil Stamper, “6 Y.A. Novels That Showcase the Power of Teenage Friendship”, in The New York Times‎:

     “Death Prefers Blondes” follows a teenage glitteratus, Margo Manning, who moonlights as a cat burglar alongside a team of fabulous young drag queens. She gets into trouble, though, when one of her jobs lands the whole crew in grave danger.