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Flitter

[ˈflɪtɐ]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. spangle, sequin
  2. a piece of cheap costume jewelry
  3. spangle
  4. A small, shiny piece of metal or plastic used for decoration. It is often used to describe things that look fancy but are actually cheap or worthless.
Examples

»Die Lehrerin scheint meine Gedanken zu erraten, sie ist also wenigstens noch in puncto Gedankenlesen ein Weib und setzt mir folgendes auseinander: »Wir berücksichtigen weder Flitter noch Tand, wir legen mehr Wert auf das Leistungsprinzip als auf das Darbietungsprinzip.«

Youth Without God / The Age of the Fish

Pronunciationˈflɪtɐ

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.