Tinseltown
Speech parts
1. Tinseltown - Noun
2. Tinseltown - Proper noun
Meaning
(slang) A nickname for Hollywood.; A district of Los Angeles, California, United States
(slang, by extension) The movie industry, as found in Hollywood, and Greater Los Angeles, CA, US
(slang, by extension) The film industry of the United States of America
(slang, by extension) The film industry in general
(India, slang) The Bollywood movie industry.
(India, slang) The Tollywood movie industry
(India, informal, by restriction) A nickname for Film Nagar.; A neighbourhood of Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Tinseltown (plural Tinseltowns)
A Christmas-themed district of a city, or a Christmas village.
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Examples
Tinseltown is eerily silent when The Oscars, The Emmys and The Grammys, The Sag Awards, and The Golden Globes aren't in full swing.
And with the move – combined with the LA Lakers lack of a move – the Clippers are officially the team to beat in Tinseltown.
As the new face of Italian designer Versace, Jennifer Lopez (left) is thinking of quitting Tinseltown for Tuscany.
Sneaking out to race tracks (dogs and horses), late night to early morning parties with a bevy of beauties, and a bounty of bookies, "The Bull" never had difficulty finding a party in "Tinseltown".
Some of these power players have accused Kirk of “blackmail” and “extortion” in her desperate climb up the Tinseltown ladder.
Every so often, I scour the internet looking for news, posts, and threads about upcoming Tinseltown adaptations of stage shows, whether confirmed, in production or just rumored.