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Noun: Tinseltown  'tin-sul,tawn
Usage: informal
  1. A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
    "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Tinseltown";
    - Hollywood

Type of: feel, feeling, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], look, smell, spirit, tone

Encyclopedia: Tinseltown

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