frou-frou vs glitter

frou-frou

noun
  • A rustling sound, particularly the rustling of a large silk dress. 

adj
  • Liable to create the sound of rustling cloth, similar to 19th-century dresses. 

  • Unimportant, silly, useless. 

  • Highly ornamented, overly elaborate; excessively girly. 

verb
  • To move with the sound of rustling dresses. 

glitter

noun
  • A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork. 

  • Glitz. 

  • A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance. 

verb
  • To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam. 

  • To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive. 

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