glitterati


glit·te·ra·ti

G0151400 (glĭt′ə-rä′tē)pl.n. Informal Highly fashionable celebrities: "private parties on Park Avenue and Central Park West, where the literati mingled with glitterati" (Skylines).
[Blend of glitter and literati.]

glitterati

(ˌɡlɪtəˈrɑːtiː) pl ninformal the leaders of society, esp the rich and beautiful; fashionable celebrities[C20: from glitter + -ati as in literati]

glit•te•ra•ti

(ˌglɪt əˈrɑ ti)

n.pl. ostentatiously wealthy, fashionable, or famous people. [1935–40; b. glitter and literati]
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