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What is 'glitterati'?

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"Glitterati" is a portmanteau word combining "glitter" and "literati," the latter meaning highly-literate, well-read people, such as authors/critics/scholars. The term refers to elegant, "glittering," fashionable celebrities, who may mingle with the "literati":


link http://www.thefreedictionary.com/glitterati

Aug 07 2008, 8:14 PM
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Pink Floyd uses the word in this "Final Cut" lyric:

And now, adding colour, a group of anonymous latin-
American meat packing glitterati.

link http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/fletcher-memorial-final-lyrics.html

Aug 08 2008, 1:27 PM
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