"glam" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡlæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: glammer [comparative], glammest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Clipping of glamour. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|glamour}} Clipping of glamour Head templates: {{en-adj|glammer}} glam (comparative glammer, superlative glammest)
  1. (slang) Glamorous. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-glam-en-adj-XwDPqoiy

Noun

IPA: /ɡlæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glam.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Clipping of glamour. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|glamour}} Clipping of glamour Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} glam (uncountable)
  1. Glamour. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-glam-en-noun-OAbjTzSW
  2. (music, fashion) Ellipsis of glam rock.; the fashion and culture associated with this genre. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: glam rock (extra: the fashion and culture associated with this genre) Categories (topical): Fashion, Musical genres Synonyms: glitter
    Sense id: en-glam-en-noun-hFYGtueD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 19 69 11 Topics: entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, music

Verb

IPA: /ɡlæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: glams [present, singular, third-person], glamming [participle, present], glammed [participle, past], glammed [past]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: Clipping of glamour. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|glamour}} Clipping of glamour Head templates: {{en-verb}} glam (third-person singular simple present glams, present participle glamming, simple past and past participle glammed)
  1. To make glamorous or more glamorous. Derived forms: glam band, glam lesbian, glam-ma, glam metal, glam punk, glam rock Related terms: glitz
    Sense id: en-glam-en-verb-HvbCfSNT

Inflected forms

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