showbizzyadj.
/ˈʃəʊbɪzi/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌbɪzi/ colloquial.
Characteristic of show business or the people who work in it; glamorous, stylish, glitzy.
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1942 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 27 Dec. 4/4 There's no other set so show-bizzy as his.
1973 S. Cohen Diane Game (1974) xvii. 149 After the welcoming speeches and..show-bizzy, bouquet-throwing speeches, the stage was cleared.
1981 Times 20 May 14/5 Even more controversial, however, is Cardin's idea to make Maxim's more showbizzy with a series of monthly soirees starring international artists.
2012 Time Out N.Y. 12 Jan. 58/1 Betty Hutton's boisterous take on the title number..is showbizzier—and better.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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